St. Therese Movie Review
Movie Review Analysis Essay
"Pretty as a Picture: A Review of Therese", by Debra Murphy, is a review found on www.Godspy.com. Leonardo De Filippis' movie Therese is almost immediately compared to Mel Gibson's Passion in this review. The main reasoning for this is because they are both religious based films, and they were both released this year. The author of this critique, Debra Murphy said that she "entered the theaters with a sense of caution and reduced expectations." The reason for this distance is basically because Murphy did not want to jump to conclusions, or assume a certain outcome. Murphy tries to remain unbiased and goes into the situation with an open mind, which is a very good idea.
The movie follows the life of Therese from childhood to death. A few background facts are needed to understand this author's critique clearly. Therese's mother died when she was four years old, and her father had to raise five daughters on his own. Therese goes to visit the Pope at the age of fourteen and asks his permission to enter the convent. Her perseverance paid off and a year later she entered Carmel. While in Carmel, Therese finds a simple and "little way" to love God in order to enter heaven. She died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-four and was later canonized in order to become a saint.
Throughout the critique Murphy shares her view of Leonardo De Filippis' film. She compares it many times with Mel Gibson's film as well. She uses significant examples to prove her point throughout this whole essay. "The audience was supposed to be persuaded, for example, of the Martin family's great mutual affection by seeing them all hugging one another every few minutes, and telling one another how much they adored each other." Her point by using this example is that this is lousy storytelling, and
it didn't seem realistic. This type of example helps the reader to fully understand what the author of this critique is thinking...
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