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#THE MESSENGER THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC MOVIE#

Demythification: This is a borderline case, however, as more than one interpretation is offered for the Visions, and indeed implied for 'the Conscience'.Joan: If the church wants me to say that my visions are evil, then I do not believe in this church. Dustin Hoffman's character exists to poke holes in Jeanne's belief that she was on a Mission from God she started fighting because she found a sword in a field, and the Conscience points out numerous mundane explanations (it fell from its sheath as a soldier was riding through the field, it belonged to someone who lost a duel, it was weighing down someone who was fleeing, its owner was shot at range, a soldier tired of fighting deserts, tossing it aside) so why does she believe it was sent by God? Jeanne is questioning herself a good sword is not something one finds just lying in a field, but jumping straight to "God sent it to me" really is kind of crazy. Deconstruction: Halfway through, the film deconstructs itself and the entire Joan of Arc legend.Death by Adaptation: Jeanne's sister gets raped and murdered by soldiers at the start.Crucified Hero Shot: Jeanne falls down in this fashion when struck by an arrow to the chest, in slow-mo to boot.This is so they can accuse her of using witchcraft to conjure them up. Clothing Damage: English soldiers rip up Jeanne's dress while she's in prison - and then give her men's clothes to wear.The Chosen One: Jeanne thinks she is one by God.Catchphrase: "Sooner is better than later" is uttered several times by Jeanne.Catapult Nightmare: Jeanne wakes up multiple times like this after having visions in her dream.The English first try to have her burned for heresy and when that doesn't work, then they play the witch card. Of course this film takes place in Europe, where that did happen. Burn the Witch!: Jeanne's eventual fate.Showing that, far from being a graceful Lady of War, Jeanne would more likely become a Broken Bird. Break the Cutie: The vision of the film.She subverts it by cutting her hair short instead. Braids of Action: Jeanne wore her hair sensibly tied back - presumably which she would have done when she went into battle.Historically she actually gave herself a bob haircut - which is seen as feminine these days but was associated with pageboys back then.

Boyish Short Hair: Jeanne gives herself a bowl cut like the other soldiers.

He even frightens some English soldiers into running away by just snarling.

Boisterous Bruiser: La Hire, one of Jeanne's French commanders, is loud, crude and jolly, and a fierce fighter.

Awesome Moment of Crowning: For Charles VII after Orleans is taken.

nevermind the F-bomb was first attested to around AD 1475, around 30 years after Jeanne's burning.

When Jeanne tried writing a letter to the British, offering them to surrender for a peace treaty, the British commander responds by shouting across the battlefield towards the French: " Go FUCK Yourself!".

Not only is there no evidence of this (which would be very unlikely in that era) but no one would ever say this publicly (for he might be convicted of blasphemy).

The Duke of Burgundy is portrayed as stating he doesn't believe in God or the Devil to Joan in front of witnesses.

In reality, she had it unearthed from under the floor of a church.

#THE MESSENGER THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC MOVIE#

Also, in the movie she finds it in a field, which becomes relevant later. She didn't find it until many years later on her journey to Chinon.

Jeanne finds her sword as a young child.

In real life she claimed they didn't start until she was 13.