It is no wonder that the lead actors in The Two Popes, Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, have been nominated for Golden Globes, Oscars, and British Academy Film Awards. After all, the 2019 film, by director Fernando Meirelles, is a character study, the very kind of movie that relies on actors’ skillful portrayal. At the center of the film are Popes Benedict XVI and Francis, who represent the two sides of the coin that was John Paul II.