is The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc or this movie better?
which is more true to the story?
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The general consensus is that this version is better.
shareIf you're referring to the version starring Milla Jovovich, I'll have to say Joan of Arc is THE (Emphasis on e!) best version.
Milla's isn't bad, but I felt it to be a rip-off in the wake of this one. This one was made for TV, and because of that, it didn't get as much publicity as it really should have! If compared, the tempo of Milla's is kind of hyped up to try to be something it's not (Just barely).
This version has much more depth and feel to it than the other one. If you're gunning for the action you might perhaps like Milla's better, and yeah, you're slightly retarded. If you love this - Welcome to humanity!
I'm no sucker for dramas, biblical stories etc, but this movie definitely made a dent in my emotional barrier and a quarter of a sniffle. Also, I'm a ateist, so I'm not a big fan of the whole bible-thing.
One things for sure, one tends to get p-o:ed on the ppl at the end for how dumb they are because they're afraid of potentially being wrong. Some ppl. just shouldn't (have) exist(ed), ever!
Personal ratings;
Joan of Arc: 8 out of 10
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc: 6 out of 10.
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I have mixed feelings about the Messenger as well. On the one hand Milla does alright, on the other, it seems like to much Hollywood BS thrown in. I've never seen this version before. I'll have to look for it. I just watched the 1948 version with a young Ingrid Bergman as Joan, and I actually enjoyed it. I love the color in those older movies and the background paintings, which today would be replaced with CGI.
But the one to watch is really The Passion Of Joan Of Arc aka la Passion de Jeanne d'Arc(1928) w/ a very haunting and mesmerizing performance by Maria Falconetti as Joan.
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The problem with the Ingrid Bergman's version is that there have been so many versions of this movie because of cuts one wonders where is the original and true one... and how long it lasts... Besides, Bergman was too old for the part eventhough she did a great job...
shareThere are some good reviews of several Joan of Arc movies at http://www.maidofheaven.com/joanofarc_book_movie_music_reviews.asp Sounds like the 1948 version with Bergman is stays closest to the actual history.
shareThe messenger was better than this movie in pretty much every aspect; acting, camera,music,sound effects,make up,costumes,Joan's character,special effects. Your life must be very comfortable, assuming people who doesn't share your views are retarded. Ignorance is truly bliss. I don't know whether i should envy you or pity you.
I can't comment on the accuracy because i haven't read Joan's trial records. I plan on doing that soon.
First off, don't take it literary what I wrote earlier. Not my intention!
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I didn't really accuse anyone of actually being retarded, it was just a figure of speech. Also, I'm a night-owl so the 'ol brain gets a bit fuzzy sometimes, and being a Swede certainly doesn't makes it easy putting some of the sentences together...
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Joan of Arc (1999) is unquestionably truer to history, both in the story line and the visuals. The hope of distributing this in France probably encouraged them to pay attention to visual accuracy. For example, Joan prays in a chapel which either was shot in the one next to her birthplace house (still standing)in little Domremy, or one exactly like it elsewhere. Also, the gate towers of Orleans look exactly as they did then.
However, as one of the responders here has noted, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), with a sublime performance by Maria Falconetti, is probably closer emotionally to what happened.
This one is SO damn better it's not funny. The other one has the most asinine shock-crock debauchery I've ever seen, complete with a scene in which Joan's sister is killed and raped (the soldier who does this impales her on a sword stuck to the wall and then grunts on her, sounding like he's sh*ting but I guess was actually raping her). Bull!! This never happened in real life! What crap. Horrific story, drama, acting, everything. This one's the real deal.
shareI saw both in 1999, loved them both. I was seven years old.
Recently re-watched both, and 10+ years later, this one I still thoroughly enjoyed.
The Messenger, much less so.
Joan prays in a chapel which either was shot in the one next to her birthplace house (still standing)in little Domremy, or one exactly like it elsewhere.