Product: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Region 2) (1999)
Rating: 1.0
NO TRUTH-This is not based on any historical fact.
An ignorant review wrote that this movie was the truth and based on historical fact. This was an ignorant judgement and one that's being made by anyone who has anything against religion. Nothing on this film was based on fact. Joan's sister was not raped. A sword didn't appear out of nowhere. Joan didn't have some weird conscience friend questioning her. And in reality, Joan was articulate and compelling.The truth about Joan of Arc is not found in this film or in Psychology Today. ITS FOUND IN THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS.And while Joan was human and not a plaster saint, many testified at her trial about her compassion, her courage and her sincere faith.To quote from Ron Maxwell's review:"She came to be a liberator at the head of armies because she earned their trust, because she was self-less, she was viscerally connected with her people, she was authentic, she was faithful and she was loving -- immensely loving. That is partly an understanding of her power -- the power to rally soldiers, inspire the common people, win over princes and prelates, and the power to endure in our hearts over the centuries. All else is mystery. The inability to distinguish between what is historical and what is mysterious, compounded by the inadequacy in rigorously pursuing either choice, is the failure of this motion picture."If you're an atheist against those with religion, please read the historical facts before coming to a conclusion about who this person really was.Oh yes, the acting's bad too...