13/50
After the pope dies, his ring (called the Fisherman’s Ring) is removed and destroyed
Line of Events
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with presiding over one of the world’s most mysterious and ancient events and selecting a new pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Many of the things Cardinal Lawrence and the rest of the priests do during the film’s conclave process are accurate Catholic beliefs and centuries-old tradition. The Vatican announces that the throne of the Holy See (the governing body of the Catholic Church) is vacant. The papal apartment is closed with a crimson ribbon and sealed with a papal wax stamp.
Cardinal Benitez delivers his climactic speech in Spanish
The College of Cardinals is housed in chambers (called the Domus Sanctae Marthae, or House of Saint Martha), where they can eat and sleep between votes. The windows and doors of the Sistine Chapel, where the actual election takes place and ballots are cast, are darkened, shuttered, and locked to preserve the secrecy of the conclave. All of the cardinals are fluent in Latin, and many hold conversations in Italian. Spanish and Italian are both derived from Latin, so the cardinals might have a basic understanding of Spanish.
Referenced in The Saad Truth: My review of Conclave (film) – Wokeism Destroys Everything (2024)
Sister Agnes: Although we sisters are meant to be invisible, God has nevertheless given us eyes and ears. Allegri: MisererePerformed by Capella Musicale Pontificia Sistina, Massimo PalombellaCourtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GMBHUnder license from Universal Music Operations Ltd. I just got back from the theater after seeing “Conclave.” A film I was really looking forward to and enjoyed very much. For most of the film, I was so mesmerized by the gorgeous cinematography, amazing performances, great score, and quality costume and production design that I was convinced this had to be a 10/10 film.
But then, unfortunately, came the ending
I believe that the ending of a film is the most important part. What do you leave the audience with? What is your final message to them? Well, in this film, everything is so contrived, confusing, and absurd that every final message gets muddled and I left the theater with a bad taste in my mouth.
It is done purely to make a statement about the church and shock the audience
The ending is so unrealistic that it threatens to destroy every frame of what came before. Now, this doesn’t ruin the film as a whole (at least not for me), but unfortunately it does hurt an otherwise great film.