The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose
Lauren Brooks
Books are an amazing gift. I look back and focus in on some of the amazing scenes from the libraries and I am amazed. I know exactly what Sean Connery’s character was feeling the moment he stepped into the library, amazement and wonder were clearly shown on his face. I love books and I think that knowing how to read is one of the best gifts that I have ever received, and having the privilege to read what I want and when I want is one of the best feelings in the world.
The lay out of the library as a labyrinth is really amazing and spectacular image that the director portrays well by showing the monks running around and around, when he states they used the same room to portray the library in the majority of the scenes. The Library is a place that contains so much knowledge and I am a firm believer of a corny saying that books can take you anywhere. It really is true, from a mystery in the big city, to a romance at the beach, to learning how to cook real Italian or your favorite fairy tale from the woods, books can make all of these places come alive in your imagination. The library in this movie makes Sean Connery’s character come alive the moment he steps into the library and gets taking back to Ancient Greece when he begins to read the works of Socrates.
The other parts of this movie were really intense and somewhat graphic for me to grasp, but I will always remember the pivotal scene of the monks finally seeing the library for the first time and the pain he felt as he watched all of the books burn to the ground.