Büşra Özdemir

Two Popes: Reform In Church

Two Popes is a film that can be read in two levels. These two levels are not independent of each other; one of them is about the film's narrative on Christianity and the other one is about the way the religion has evolved in today's world. Christianity is one of the most closed religions with its clergy and the power of the church as an institution. The institution of the church and the clergy have been closed to the outside world for centuries, maintaining a secret existence within itself. This existence is a hierarchical structure with strict rules and rituals. Through two different Popes, the film raises questions such as the necessity of change, the need for change, whether the church should be reformed or not, and whether change is possible in an institution that has been rooted in a certain closedness and rules for centuries.