Armenian Genocide Movie ‘The Promise’ (2017)

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ROME – “The Promise,” a movie about the Armenian genocide, screened at the Vatican on Tuesday with director Terry George, producer Eric Esrailian and some talent in attendance, in a clear sign of Catholic Church support ahead of the film’s upcoming U.S. release . . .
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The Vatican screening comes after Pope Francis last year made his first visit to Armenia. During the visit, he used the term “genocide” to describe the slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I . . .
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The roughly $100-million film is considered a breakthrough after several attempts to make a Hollywood film about the Armenian genocide failed during past decades because of what director Terry George calls a “denialist lobby,” which these days is efficiently run by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he claims.
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The professional movie critics are already skewering the film with their computer keyboards; I haven’t seen it yet but as with the recent film about the Ukrainian Genocide, “Bitter Harvest”, I expect more comparisons to a David Lean film from 52 years ago or complaints that the budget used to make the movie wasn’t as big as Spielberg’s.

“The Promise” opens tomorrow at theaters in the United States.
 
From the previews I can see it will definitely not have wide appeal. Many people probably could not find Armenia on a map and don’t know anything about the
Armenian genocide.
 
7_Sorrows said:
From the previews I can see it will definitely not have wide appeal. Many people probably could not find Armenia on a map and don’t know anything about the
Armenian genocide.
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According to Gavin McInnes, it was “the young turks”. 😉
 
It got a very favorable review on deadline.com

Also, all the proceeds (not just opening weekend but permanently) are being donated to charity. I don’t know if that’s for tax write-off reasons or altruistic reasons, but I think I’ll check it out this weekend. It looks like a worthwhile movie.

Most people can’t find Syria on a map, either. Or Granada. Or Nicaragua. What does that have do with the movie’s any good? 🤷
 
randomuser said:
It got a very favorable review on deadline.com

Also, all the proceeds (not just opening weekend but permanently) are being donated to charity. I don’t know if that’s for tax write-off reasons or altruistic reasons, but I think I’ll check it out this weekend. It looks like a worthwhile movie.

Most people can’t find Syria on a map, either. Or Granada. Or Nicaragua. What does that have do with the movie’s any good? 🤷
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I don’t think I said it had anything to do with whether it is any good. I mentioned that in regards to who the movie might appeal to. I like history so I had thought I might see it.
However, it will probably not have wide appeal because most people know very little about Armenia or the genocide. Christian Bale might draw some people to the movie
because he is a good actor.
That is interesting all proceeds are going to charity.
 
Excellent movie. Unlike “Allied” (which was basically “Casablanca” with f-bombs), “The Promise” really is an historical drama more on par with an “Exodus” (the Paul Newman movie) and a “Reds” (the Warren Beatty movie), which are two of my all-time favorites. So, naturally, I really liked “The Promise.” A lot. And I hope it shows up on the year-end Best Of’s.

Unusually restrained for a PG-13 movie, the Catholic News Service gave it a mostly favorable review with “A-III – Adults” classification:

*"Remarkable courage, perseverance and their unwavering Christian faith sustain the victims against all odds. “Our revenge will be to survive,” Ana tells Michael.

Despite the warnings below, given its potential to raise awareness of a historical tragedy – one that the Turkish government, to this day, has never acknowledged – “The Promise” is probably acceptable for mature adolescents."*
catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/the-promise.cfm
 
randomuser said:
Excellent movie. Unlike “Allied” (which was basically “Casablanca” with f-bombs), “The Promise” really is an historical drama more on par with an “Exodus” (the Paul Newman movie) and a “Reds” (the Warren Beatty movie), which are two of my all-time favorites. So, naturally, I really liked “The Promise.” A lot. And I hope it shows up on the year-end Best Of’s.

Unusually restrained for a PG-13 movie, the Catholic News Service gave it a mostly favorable review with “A-III – Adults” classification:

*"Remarkable courage, perseverance and their unwavering Christian faith sustain the victims against all odds. “Our revenge will be to survive,” Ana tells Michael.

Despite the warnings below, given its potential to raise awareness of a historical tragedy – one that the Turkish government, to this day, has never acknowledged – “The Promise” is probably acceptable for mature adolescents."*
catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/the-promise.cfm
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Has our government acknowledged the genocide?
 
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