1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992 123movies

Watch: 1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992 123movies, Full Movie Online – Big budget account of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus’ struggle to civilize the New World..
Plot: 1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
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Ratings:

	6.4/10 Votes: 30,777
	32% | RottenTomatoes
	47/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 687 Popularity: 17.56 | TMDB

Reviews:

“Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams….”
1492: Conquest of Paradise is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Roselyne Bosch. It stars Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Fernando Rey, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Wincott and Tcheky Karyo. Music is scored by Vangelis and cinematography by Adrian Biddle.

“500 years ago, Spain was a nation gripped by fear and superstition, ruled by the crown and a ruthless inquisition that persecuted men for daring to dream. One man challenged this power. Driven by his sense of destiny he crossed the sea of darkness in search of honour, gold and the greater glory of God.”

It barely made a dent at the box office, but neither did the other big Columbus release in 1992, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery. Meaning what? Both films are bad? Or that many went to see one that was bad and thought better than going to sit through another Columbus epic? Or maybe the topic, the anniversary of Columbus’ voyage to the New World, just hadn’t got the appeal that studios hoped for? All possible, but in the case of Ridley Scott’s 1492: Conquest of Paradise, the lukewarm response is probably born out of it being a different kind of movie than that which was expected.

This is no rousing epic that’s full of derring do and swagger, it’s over talky for the non historical movie loving crowd, and crucially it goes against the grain of what Columbus, we are now led to believe, was like. It seems that Scott and Bosch were more happy to paint the famed explorer as a noble man of the people, a man of science, keeping his motives vague and his actions as dignified. With hindsight, it surely would have been more interesting to have had a Columbus picture portraying him as the self driven bastard he’s been accused of being! I wonder how many more people would have paid to see that?

Film is not helped by Depardieu’s performance as Columbus. Acting on direction of course, the restrained portrayal leaves the film without an heroic, passion fuelled edge, something that is badly needed in a film about such a momentous historical occasion. His fluctuating accent is also a nuisance. There’s no doubting the professional performance the Frenchman gives, it’s just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The other cast members jostle for screen time with mixed results, but Assante, Karyo and Wincott are good value for money. But they, like Depardieu, pale in the shadow of Scott’s aesthetics.

This is where the film is a real winner. From the medieval make over for a moody Spain; to the capturing of ships setting sail from Port of Palos under an orange sky; to the wide angled shooting of Costa Rica, Scott and Biddle delight the eyes. When Bosch’s screenplay allows, Scott is able to construct some truly indelible sequences, with garrotings, flaming pyres and a village assault serving notice that all is not lost here. But these, along with an extended sequence of men in unison trying to erect a giant bell, only make us notice just how much of a wasted opportunity this was. While Vangelis’ stirring score also has one hankering after a narrative with more momentum.

Big flaws and frustrating, but not a complete disaster for those armed with the knowledge that this is no rousing and devilish experience. 6/10

The Good & Bad Of ‘1492: Conquest Of Paradise’
If this ever comes out on DVD in Region 1, and has English subtitles, I would purchase it. Otherwise, forget it.

THE GOOD – Director Ridley Scott, as he tends to do in many of his pictures, gives us some magnificent scenery and colors. The photography is just beautiful, and I’d love to see it in on a nice widescreen transfer. Also excellent is the soundtrack. I have owned perhaps only two dozen soundtrack CDs in the past 45 years, but this is one of them.

THE BAD NEWS – Watching this on tape twice in the ’90s turned out to be an exercise in futility and frustration. The main characters are played by Gerald Depardieu and Armand Assante, and I could barely understand what these guys were saying. If I had that problem, I’m sure other people did, too. (Hence, English subtitles are a MUST.) The actors also seem miscast for the parts. At 150 minutes, this film dragged in spots, too…..yet the visuals and music are just too good to pass up.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 34 min (154 min)
Budget 47000000
Revenue 7191399
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director Ridley Scott
Writer Rose Bosch
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver
Country United Kingdom, France, Spain
Awards 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints), Dolby SR (35 mm prints), Dolby (Westrex Recording System)
Aspect Ratio 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints), 2.39 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Gold, Panavision C- and E-Series Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision C- and E-Series Lenses
Laboratory Rank Film Laboratories, Denham, UK
Film Length 4,259 m (Sweden), 4,265 m (USA)
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman EXR 100T 5248, EXR 500T 5296)
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm, 70 mm (blow-up)