Conclave was mental. With the limited choices of movies in the plane, I settled with watching this movie because a conclave occured last year and I wondered how it could be depicted. I remember a cardinal was asked if the real conclave ever matched the movie, totally forgot his response but oh well. I will start lighthearted. The movie's cinematography was done so well. I really like how intentional they were with the lighting, colors, and spacing among the Cardinals. It looked well thought through that I can't help but be very appreciative with the art. The most memorable composition in the movie was when the Cardinals were gathering in some sort of an auditorium. The way that they were spaced from one another in the first scene involving this setting with the light centered in the middle was done so well that I understood the dynamic from the get-go. The next scene involving the same setting included all the Cardinals in the room, but they were seated as if there was a divide among them, all focusing on what philosophy they prefer, with one cardinal at the back, seemingly isolated from the bandwagon-ness of the other Cardinals. It was really executed so beautifully that it got me pausing the movie just to appreciate it. Moving to something a bit more context-heavy, I liked how the movie did not go light on the politics of the Roman Catholics. There was manipulation, sabotage, intentional redaction of vital information to sway public opinion, and the usual ways of politics where a group of people with the same mindset would choose one person to "run" for their interest, The multiple counts of scandal in the movie is another thing that played into the direction of where the conclave may go. It showed how politics brings in evil even in the holiest of places. There were multiple counts of the seven sins being done by Cardinals, whom we expect to be the holiest people in the world. Pride and greed were the most frequent in the movie. What I also love about the movie is that it touches the most sensitive and most relevant topics of today's religious world. It gives out questions like what really defines a pope, who can be worthy of a pope, does tradition really matter on who deserves to be a pope, should a pope be chosen based on his background, and more. The ending plays on the largest discriminatory parts of the church, which is gender and their "deservingness" of taking leadership roles in the church. I won't add more details on this part as I would love for the movie to expose itself to you. As a Roman Catholic, these issues were not uncommon to me. I am aware that even the humans who hold the church are not pure. It just shows that no matter how close one may be to the Lord, in the end, he or she will always be human. One would make mistakes like any human. One would be tempted like any human. We should always remind ourselves that these "holy people" are humans. Therefore, as one who is part of this religion, what I can do is to focus on my personal connection to my faith. My focus shall fall on my relationship with the Lord rather than my relationship with a certain church or a certain group. Why shall I be looked down upon when people do not see me in church every Sunday if I pray daily privately? Do you see what I mean? It boils down to "you should not judge the book by its cover." Our quality of faith shall only be judged based on our personal connectedness and not how others view us. It can be a hard pill to swallow, but why call yourself religious simply because you show up in all masses but steal, cheat, and hate? My brain is lagging right now so I'll end this with, seriously, just focus on yourself because the only thing that remains with you forever is yourself.