That bugged the hell out of me...I think anyone who knows a lot about Joan of Arc would agree that she would have NEVER said anything like that...other than that one line, the movie was pretty good...far better than "The Messanger" but not nearly as good as "Passion de Jeanne d'Arc"
shareYeah...She would never want to send anyone to hell, even if he was the enemy.
Or...I just shoot you - "baby."
- Special Agent Dana Scully
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Well what do you think? She's someone who weeps for the enemy because she's sad that they didn't take her many offers of peace. She knows she has to obey God no matter what, but she'd never want the worst possible punishment (and to her hell was) for anyone, not even an enemy. Besides, he was just another soldier, it wasn't like he was doing particularly evil stuff.
Or...I just shoot you - "baby."
- Special Agent Dana Scully
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Har har, smartass. I said "anyone who knows a lot ABOUT her" not anyone who knows her. Try reading the books about her. She sent many letters to the opposing side, pleading with them to withdraw from France so that no more may be hurt.
Here's one example of the many letters she sent (she couldn't read or write, of course, so she had someone write down what she said)
"Prince of Burgundy, I pray of you — I beg and humbly supplicate — that you make no more war with the holy kingdom of France. Withdraw your people swiftly from certain places and fortresses of this holy kingdom, and on behalf of the gentle king of France I say he is ready to make peace with you, by his honor."
Witnesses claimed that after the some of the battles ended, she jumped off her horse and comforted the dying englishmen, and even ordered a priest to come so that they may confess before dying.
That sure doesn't sound like someone who would declare that someone was going to hell, English or not.
Apparently that guy was pretty notorious. But the scene did not, as a whole, discredit her; the film showed her mostly as a very compassionate person. It's not too surprising that she, or anyone, might get heated enough in battle to say something like that. Afterwards she was shown praying for both sides. And let's not forget that while she may have been good in real life, she was also a toughie; she outright demanded that she be allowed to lead the army and didn't shy away from battle.
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