Talk:The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)

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Contents 1 Driftwood 2 Synopsis Section 3 Time discrepancy? 4 Fair use rationale for Image:The Count of Monte Cristo film.jpg

[edit] Driftwood

At one point Edmond is called "Zatarra", which is said to mean "driftwood", but... in what language? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.172.102.86 (talk) 23:28, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Synopsis Section

The detailed synopsis for this article appears to stop abruptly halfway through the film. Can someone with a detailed knowledge of the film please complete it? 87.112.78.11 13:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Good. I was afraid I was forgetting how the movie went, remembering much more than what was listed. JPG-GR 03:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Halfway? More like only a third. (I'm watching it now!) -- Earle Martin [^t/_c] 23:34, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I rewrote

Mondego and Dantès begin a sword fight after Dantès learns that Albert is actually his own, and Mondego cheats by pulling a gun and pointing it at Dantès. Just as he fires, Jacopo throws a knife as his hand, causing his aim to go off; it misses Dantès, but hits Mercédès on the shoulder.

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Mondego and Dantès begin a sword fight after Dantès learns that Albert is actually his own. Mondego pulls a gun and points it at Mercédès, saying "I better put it (the bullet) where it will do the most damage". Just as he fires, Jacopo throws a knife at his hand, causing his aim to go off slightly, and just wounding Mercédès' shoulder.

since that's what happened. Mondego was aiming at Mercedes, not Dantes, as killing Mercedes would "do the most damage" to Dantes. - King Ivan 12:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I suggest changing Before he dies, Faria gives Dantès a piece of cloth that is a map of Monte Cristo which, through a series of clues, leads to the treasure that Faria had stolen and which led him to be imprisoned in Château d'If. Dantès is startled at this knowledge and Faria tells him, "I'm a priest, not a saint".

This should be changed as Faria did not steal it, his employer (after deserting the army) Count Sparda (I think thats his name) had a fabulous treasure and Napoleon wanted it, Sparda had hidden the treasure and told the priest where to find it. At least this how I understood it, the "I'm a priest not a saint" line is in relation to Faria lieing about whether or not he knew where it was (to Napoleon). It could be that Faria did steal but it seems like alot of treasure to be stealthily sneaking off with.--220.240.186.136 04:30, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Time discrepancy?

When I watched this movie, it seemed to me that Dantès had only been in prison for 14 years, and Albert was 16 years old when Dantès returned, meaning that he would have had to have already been born by the time Dantès was imprisoned. If this is correct, then maybe something about it should be added to the Trivia section. Of course, I'm no movie expert and I may have just not heard everything properly or somehow missed something important, in which case feel free to ignore this. - green_meklar 22:02, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Though Edmond only spent about 13 years in prison, he also spent a long time planning his revenge. According to the book, he spent years. Emperor001 00:42, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm much more puzzled by Mercedes' youthful appearance. That was quite poorly handled. --Peter Knutsen 21:18, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The Count of Monte Cristo film.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)