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''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' is a 1999 epic medieval film by Creator/LucBesson for Creator/{{Gaumont}} about UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. It was released by Creator/ColumbiaPictures in North America, and by Creator/{{Disney}} under Gaumont Buena Vista International in France.

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''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' is a 1999 epic medieval film by Creator/LucBesson for Creator/{{Gaumont}} about UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. It was released by Creator/ColumbiaPictures in North America, and by Creator/{{Disney}} under Gaumont Buena Vista International Creator/GaumontBuenaVistaInternational in France.
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* TheMessiah: Subverted. It's heavily implied that Jeanne's visions are a result of mental illness, which is a common interpretation of her story these days.

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* TheMessiah: MessianicArchetype: Subverted. It's heavily implied that Jeanne's visions are a result of mental illness, which is a common interpretation of her story these days.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Not to the extent of films like ''Film/ThePatriot'', but the English soldiers are either foul-mouthed scum that murder innocent women and then rape them, or else malevolent and manipulative schemers.

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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Not to the extent of films like ''Film/ThePatriot'', ''Film/ThePatriot2000'', but the English soldiers are either foul-mouthed scum that murder innocent women and then rape them, or else malevolent and manipulative schemers.

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''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' is a 1999 epic medieval film by Creator/LucBesson about UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. Creator/MillaJovovich plays the titular heroine, with Creator/JohnMalkovich as Charles VII of France, Creator/FayeDunaway as Yolande of Aragon and Creator/DustinHoffman as Joan's conscience (ItMakesSenseInContext). Naturally the movie first follows Joan's childhood and later her time in the French army during UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, claiming to hear voices from God. The movie also features a considerable amount of ArtisticLicence, with Besson claiming he wanted to tell more of an anti-war story -- thus showing through Joan that war changes people.

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''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' is a 1999 epic medieval film by Creator/LucBesson for Creator/{{Gaumont}} about UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. It was released by Creator/ColumbiaPictures in North America, and by Creator/{{Disney}} under Gaumont Buena Vista International in France.

Creator/MillaJovovich plays the titular heroine, with Creator/JohnMalkovich as Charles VII of France, Creator/FayeDunaway as Yolande of Aragon and Creator/DustinHoffman as Joan's conscience (ItMakesSenseInContext). Naturally the movie first follows Joan's childhood and later her time in the French army during UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, claiming to hear voices from God. The movie also features a considerable amount of ArtisticLicence, with Besson claiming he wanted to tell more of an anti-war story -- thus showing through Joan that war changes people.
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An Axe To Grind is no longer a trope


* HeroesPreferSwords: Jeanne finds a sword which she later carries to battle. Most officers and many ordinary soldiers also carry swords as well. Exceptions among the named characters are La Hire who has [[AnAxeToGrind a huge axe]] and Gilles de Rais who wields [[DualWielding a pair of]] [[EpicFlail morning-stars.]]

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* HeroesPreferSwords: Jeanne finds a sword which she later carries to battle. Most officers and many ordinary soldiers also carry swords as well. Exceptions among the named characters are La Hire who has [[AnAxeToGrind a huge axe]] axe and Gilles de Rais who wields [[DualWielding a pair of]] [[EpicFlail morning-stars.]]
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She was burned in 1431.


** 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: "[[PrecisionFStrike Go FUCK Yourself!]]"... nevermind the F-bomb was first attested to around AD 1475, around 30 years after Jeanne's burning.

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** 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: "[[PrecisionFStrike Go FUCK Yourself!]]"... nevermind the F-bomb was first attested to around AD 1475, around 30 over 40 years after Jeanne's burning.
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''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' is a 1999 epic medieval film by Creator/LucBesson about UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. Creator/MillaJovovich plays the titular heroine, with Creator/JohnMalkovich as Charles VII of France, Creator/FayeDunaway as Yolande of Aragon and Creator/DustinHoffman as Joan's conscience (ItMakesSenseInContext). Naturally the movie first follows Joan's childhood and later her time in the French army, claiming to hear voices from God. The movie also features a considerable amount of ArtisticLicence, with Besson claiming he wanted to tell more of an anti-war story -- thus showing through Joan that war changes people.

The first half of the film plays out as you'd expect. Then the second half has Dustin Hoffman show up as Joan's conscience -- and {{Deconstruct}} everything about the familiar story. Also be warned of Milla Jovovich ChewingTheScenery.

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''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' is a 1999 epic medieval film by Creator/LucBesson about UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. Creator/MillaJovovich plays the titular heroine, with Creator/JohnMalkovich as Charles VII of France, Creator/FayeDunaway as Yolande of Aragon and Creator/DustinHoffman as Joan's conscience (ItMakesSenseInContext). Naturally the movie first follows Joan's childhood and later her time in the French army, army during UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, claiming to hear voices from God. The movie also features a considerable amount of ArtisticLicence, with Besson claiming he wanted to tell more of an anti-war story -- thus showing through Joan that war changes people.

The first half of the film plays out as you'd expect. Then the second half has Dustin Hoffman show up as Joan's conscience -- and {{Deconstruct}} everything about the familiar story. Also Also, be warned of Milla Jovovich ChewingTheScenery.

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