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* BadassPreacher: In the movie, there is a scene where Luther heroically stands with a flaming torch in his hand, literally defending the church from a horde of evil peasants, holding them back with his words. In history, he only published writings against peasant violence, which he's shown to be [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone more remorseful for after seeing the aftermath]] than he seems to have been historically.
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* BadassPreacher: In the movie, there is a scene where Luther heroically stands with a flaming torch in his hand, literally defending the church from a horde of evil peasants, holding them back with his words. In history, he only published writings against peasant violence, which he's shown to be [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone more remorseful for after seeing the aftermath]] than he seems to have been historically.violence.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The movie avoids depicting Martin's real-life fondness for crude and scatological comments, the anti-Semitic writings he produced in the later part of his life, and his infamous claim that the authorities should "smite, stab, and strangle, as you would a mad dog" the peasants in the peasants' war.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The movie avoids depicting Martin's real-life fondness for crude and scatological comments, the anti-Semitic writings he produced in the later part of his life, and his infamous claim that the authorities should "smite, stab, and strangle, as you would a mad dog" the peasants in the peasants' war. A few of his writings against rebels are mentioned, which he's shown to be [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone more remorseful for after seeing the aftermath]] than he seems to have been historically.
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The cast also includes Creator/PeterUstinov (in his final feature film role), Creator/AlfredMolina and Creator/BrunoGanz.
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It dramatizes the life of Martin Luther (played by Creator/JosephFiennes), the father of UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation.
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It dramatizes the life of Martin Luther (played by Creator/JosephFiennes), the father of UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation.
UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation in the [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance 16th century]].
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''Luther'' is 2003 historical film directed by Eric Till.
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''Luther'' is 2003 American-German historical film directed by Eric Till.
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A 2003 period drama starring Creator/JosephFiennes in the role of Martin Luther, the father of UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation.
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A 2003 period drama starring Creator/JosephFiennes in the role of Martin Luther, the father of UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation.
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!!The movie has examples of:
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Luther bases his arguments on references to the Bible. (In counter-arguments to things other people say, he also quotes a lot of other sources, emphasizing his role as a scholar.)
* ActionizedSequel: Well, actionized remake. As discussed [[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/filmchat/2004/11/luther-luther-luther.html here]] the film is more fast-paced and visually dynamic than previous films about Martin Luther, with scenes like an opening where Luther dodges lightning, other scenes where Martin is physically in danger, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking boar-hunting]].
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_(2003_film)#Historical_inaccuracies Quite a bit]]. For example, the Golden Rose is given to Frederick of Saxony to entice him to hand Luther over to Rome, whereas in reality the motives behind his receiving the Rose were not related to Luther.
* BadassPreacher: In the movie, there is a scene where Luther heroically stands with a flaming torch in his hand, literally defending the church from a horde of evil peasants, holding them back with his words. In history, he only published writings against peasant violence.
* CorruptChurch: The film's portrayal of the Catholic Church at this time, mainly through its use of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence indulgences]].
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Johann Tetzel is shown preaching [[LargeHam dramatically]] about this subject, frightening crowds of ordinary people into buying indulgences.
* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther is much better-looking than the overweight and unattractive Martin Luther from real life.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The movie avoids depicting Martin's real-life fondness for crude and scatological comments, the anti-Semitic writings he produced in the later part of his life, and his infamous claim that the authorities should "smite, stab, and strangle, as you would a mad dog" the peasants in the peasants' war.
* LargeHam: Alfred Molina as Johann Tetzel.
* MythologyGag: The scene with Luther defending a church may be a reference to a similar scene from the 1953 film ''Martin Luther.''
* PerformanceAnxiety: The first time Martin says Mass in front of his monastic community and his father after being ordained he is positively shaking with anxiety and winds up spilling a small amount of the wine out the chalice as a result.
* ProtagonistTitle: The title is Martin Luther's surname.
* TokenRomance: Martin's courtship of, and marriage to, Katherina von Bora comes very late in the film and has little effect on the main plot. (The film never explores the theological significance of a former monk getting married.)
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!!The movie has examples of:
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Luther bases his arguments on references to the Bible. (In counter-arguments to things other people say, he also quotes a lot of other sources, emphasizing his role as a scholar.)
* ActionizedSequel: Well, actionized remake. As discussed [[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/filmchat/2004/11/luther-luther-luther.html here]] the film is more fast-paced and visually dynamic than previous films about Martin Luther, with scenes like an opening where Luther dodges lightning, other scenes where Martin is physically in danger, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking boar-hunting]].
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_(2003_film)#Historical_inaccuracies Quite a bit]]. For example, the Golden Rose is given to Frederick of Saxony to entice him to hand Luther over to Rome, whereas in reality the motives behind his receiving the Rose were not related to Luther.
* BadassPreacher: In the movie, there is a scene where Luther heroically stands with a flaming torch in his hand, literally defending the church from a horde of evil peasants, holding them back with his words. In history, he only published writings against peasant violence.
* CorruptChurch: The film's portrayal of the Catholic Church at this time, mainly through its use of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence indulgences]].
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Johann Tetzel is shown preaching [[LargeHam dramatically]] about this subject, frightening crowds of ordinary people into buying indulgences.
* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther is much better-looking than the overweight and unattractive Martin Luther from real life.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The movie avoids depicting Martin's real-life fondness for crude and scatological comments, the anti-Semitic writings he produced in the later part of his life, and his infamous claim that the authorities should "smite, stab, and strangle, as you would a mad dog" the peasants in the peasants' war.
* LargeHam: Alfred Molina as Johann Tetzel.
* MythologyGag: The scene with Luther defending a church may be a reference to a similar scene from the 1953 film ''Martin Luther.''
* PerformanceAnxiety: The first time Martin says Mass in front of his monastic community and his father after being ordained he is positively shaking with anxiety and winds up spilling a small amount of the wine out the chalice as a result.
* ProtagonistTitle: The title is Martin Luther's surname.
* TokenRomance: Martin's courtship of, and marriage to, Katherina von Bora comes very late in the film and has little effect on the main plot. (The film never explores the theological significance of a former monk getting married.)
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