Agony and the Ecstacy - Short Essay
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a movie that depicts the life of Michelangelo during the time he was in charge of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The Agony and the Ecstasy accomplishes to picture accordingly to the time and the location where the story is developed. The movie establishes the conflicts that Michelangelo and Pope Julius II had and in this way, faithfully depicting the circumstances that took place during that time. Originally, the works on the Sistine Chapel were not commissioned to Michelangelo, it was good for the church but it would take 100 years to complete.
The characters are well represented in the movie although there is little information to support how exactly the main characters, Michelangelo and Pope Julius II were portrayed. Michelangelo’s character is also well represented as the rebellious spirit; the hardworking soul and that insisting persona are presented. However, one character that is somewhat wrongly represented in the movie is Raphael, while in both the movie and reality Michelangelo and Raphael did not have a steady friendship, the movie insists that Raphael and Michelangelo did not like each other and their art was not influenced by each other when in reality it was. A different element that was stylized, perhaps for the viewing pleasure, is Michelangelo’s attraction to men. In the movie he seems to have a female partner, di Medeci who accompanies and encourage him throughout the work of the Sistine Chapel. This relationship is quite unlikely now that studies have proof of Michelangelo’s sexual tendency. A positive aspect of the movie is the recreation of the technique used by Michelangelo to paint the ceiling: A fresco. This technique requires for the ceiling to be just a bit humid in order to chemically react with the paint making stick to the ceiling without dripping, and when it dries the paint becomes part of the ceiling. To use this method the artist is required to paint fast and
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a movie that depicts the life of Michelangelo during the time he was in charge of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The Agony and the Ecstasy accomplishes to picture accordingly to the time and the location where the story is developed. The movie establishes the conflicts that Michelangelo and Pope Julius II had and in this way, faithfully depicting the circumstances that took place during that time. Originally, the works on the Sistine Chapel were not commissioned to Michelangelo, it was good for the church but it would take 100 years to complete.
The characters are well represented in the movie although there is little information to support how exactly the main characters, Michelangelo and Pope Julius II were portrayed. Michelangelo’s character is also well represented as the rebellious spirit; the hardworking soul and that insisting persona are presented. However, one character that is somewhat wrongly represented in the movie is Raphael, while in both the movie and reality Michelangelo and Raphael did not have a steady friendship, the movie insists that Raphael and Michelangelo did not like each other and their art was not influenced by each other when in reality it was. A different element that was stylized, perhaps for the viewing pleasure, is Michelangelo’s attraction to men. In the movie he seems to have a female partner, di Medeci who accompanies and encourage him throughout the work of the Sistine Chapel. This relationship is quite unlikely now that studies have proof of Michelangelo’s sexual tendency. A positive aspect of the movie is the recreation of the technique used by Michelangelo to paint the ceiling: A fresco. This technique requires for the ceiling to be just a bit humid in order to chemically react with the paint making stick to the ceiling without dripping, and when it dries the paint becomes part of the ceiling. To use this method the artist is required to paint fast and