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<div class="text-justify">Director Alejandro Amenábar crafted a true epic for the ages with Agora, a riveting historical saga that stirred me on an intellectual and emotional level.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Rachel Weisz gives perhaps her finest performance as Hypatia, the renowned mathematician, philosopher and teacher and beacon of wisdom in a darkening world.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Set against the turbulent declines of the Roman Empire and rise of mob-ruled Christian orthodoxy, it showcases a pivotal juncture when reason was replaced by rage.</div><P/>

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<div class="text-justify">Shockingly well-researched in its intricate historical details and populated with fully inhabited characters, Agora is indeed a feast for the mind.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">But Amenábar ensures it is also a profound cinematic experience, with sweeping vistas and action set pieces filmed with gripping grandeur by DP John Mathieson.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Weisz, Max Minghella and Oscar Isaac rise to the challenges of their complex roles, imbuing heroic gravitas against ominous backdrops.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">The violent third act climax left me shaken to my core at the monstrosities men commit when logic dies. Amenábar pulls no punches with his message.</div><P/>

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<div class="text-justify">Agora is a true epic for the ages - one that will and should endure forever more as a paean to reason, free thought and our shared humanity. A modern masterwork.</div><P/>