2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!
Dartherer I really don't get the hype.
Peereddi I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Julesecosse Somewhat ponderous at times, then explosive episodes, in which there is a lot of action.I like ancient Roman fiction; and this is a deviation from the norm, which is unexpected. Rachel Weisz seems to have put heart and soul into this, as if she really believes in the film's message. At times, it wanders into doco territory with learning at the core; the fictionalised aspect seems unrealistic, but apparently is backed up by historical sources. I would recommend to historical fiction fans, but the layperson might not find much of interest here.
denis888 This is one of the worst ( and I mean that - w o r s t) movies of all times. The merits are few, but it all is undermined by a blatant, loud, crude and crass agenda - it is all lies that try to depict early Christians as a mob of science-haters, wild fanatics and wanton murderers. Lies, and no acting, no props, no FXs and no efforts can save this mesh from a disaster. This is all lies, and I must say, I hated wasted time and the movie What is sad, with time, such films will become numerous and loud. This is a vivid example of how history is distorted and how truth is replaced with a pure lie. This movie can be seen once as an example of pseudo-accurate depiction of very dubious facts
Saiyan_Prince_Vegeta As a Christian, I have liked this movie so much! It does not only reveal you some history about early christians, but it also teaches you so many things about faith.It does not matter that christians these days are not as combative as they are depicted in this movie, but there are so many other features, we should learn from them! Christians in this movie are depicted as brave, faithful, virtue, god-fearing people, who are steadfast in their faith and are ready to do anything to defend it.Parabalani always stand up for their brothers, they are one big family who are always ready to help the people around.The main character Davus has always liked and respected Hypatia, and at the end of the movie I really liked the scene where Davus knows that Hypatia is about to get killed by his brothers, but he does not renounce nor Hypatia nor his brothers in faith. He acts reasonably. He took care of Hypathia, so she wouldn't suffer much, and at the same time he does not rebel against his brothers to defend her because at some extent he agrees with his brothers that she IS guilty (that's what he believes, and faith is everything for him). He did a good act by ing both sides at the same time, he got my respect for this decision.And the cast is amazing. The actors are not super famous, and that makes that movie even more interesting. I'm no expert in acting, but in this movie you can clearly see, that the acting is on the highest level. ALL actors were just amazing! I really liked Max Minghella (Davus) and Ashraf Barhom (Ammonius ), their characters were incredibly fascinating! I recommend this movie to all christians! Not sure if non christians will like it as well, but if you're interested in astronomy, history, or middle east, give it a shot ;) It's a great movie :)
Lady-Janey Firstly, I will say that the cinematography of this movie was beautiful. It's a shame that more viewers did not get to see it on the big screen in a cinema because here I'm sure it would have been even better. I first stumbled across this hidden gem on Netflix. I had never heard of the movie or heard of Hypatia but enjoy period movies so I decided to give this one watch. Its an unusual movie for the genre in that the lead is a woman and the casting of the primary male characters were all from virtual unknowns. Having said that, I thought all the acting was top notch across the board. The story is set in forth century Alexandria in a period of great religious change in the city. While at first glance the story seems to be about Hypatia, a philosopher and scientific pioneer, the story is rather seen through the eyes of her young slave Davus, who is played by Max Minghella. I had seen him play in the Social Network prior to watching this and here he was a revelation. His near mute performance is delivered primarily through looks, expressions and body language. Some of the scenes he shares with Rachel are stunning and very touching. The first act delivers strongly, but as the second act unfolds, the main characters seem to get lost in the the up swelling of religious upheaval. Part of the problem is the script here seems to relegate the interesting characters of Davus and Ammonius to spectators while Hypatia studies and the very one dimensional Cyril plots. Oscar Isaac as Orestes was very good in the second half. A powerful scene with his childhood friend Synesius is a strong one. The final section of the movie is completed by a beautifully ionate, violent but heart wrenching scene featuring the leads which is excellently performed. Aside from the scripting problems and some painful lines at times this movie could have been even better. I would class it as a very strong movie with excellent acting, beautiful visuals portraying a very interesting time in history. While many Christians will think of this as anti Christian, I think the overall impression I was left with was the moral of anti fundamentalism. Neither Christians, or Jews or Pagans were sold as good in this movie. All groups committed atrocities which parallel the tensions in our world. Overall worth a view on Netflix at least. 9/10.
