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Fata Morgana and representation of Medieval times 
As I continue to approach this topic I want you all to know this isn't coming from a place of religion or anti religion. It's purely a historical and story telling view of the narrative, with that let's begin.
As I continue to approach this topic I want you all to know this isn't coming from a place of religion or anti religion. It's purely a historical and story telling view of the narrative, with that let's begin.
I think Fata Morgana is a story that brilliantly utilizes it's time period. With its subtle critique and nods to religion and customs, to what those meant to people living at that time. For example a Lord such as Jacopo could gain a lot for providind to a local church.
It was a good political move and something that happened often that politics and church were involved. Which wasn't only exclusively to medieval times but the church definitely had great influence back than. And someone with their kind and almost Saint like goodness like Pauline
isn't so far from gaining influence especially if you add the miracle cure she is providing. I mention these little details cause I think they efficiently convey the message of how much religion was important and how those represent it could gain benefits or influence.
Same goes for Morgana a stroke of luck changed her entire life. The rain that feel on the day of her birth decided how she and others will perceive her. Aside for obvious portyal of how religion was important to people, I like how Fata doesn't turn its common folk into sheep.
While that can be a way to criticize religion (for example Berserk) I enjoyed how Fata gave nods to the fact that people were always that, people. And while yes some things were obviously different, you always had normal folk who went to festivals, and people like Giselle-
a merchants daughter who particularly religious, or Jacopo and Maria who tried to make ends meet. It highlights the importance of it for the time but never at the expense of humanity if it's characters.
Now I wanna talk Michel cause it's big one here.
Now I wanna talk Michel cause it's big one here.
I already touched upon Morgana and she herself acknowledged her time changes the course of her life, as for Michel he too had a moment in HEA where he said to Giselle how the scientistfic knowledge definitely made his life easier compared to what it was in Medieval times.
That he his appearance and his body isn't any curse or demon possessed body. In a very tragic moment in Door 5 he says how his blood is as everyone else's but that he body had to be curse, with context for all the suffering it brought upon him.
Because in a times where things like strong belief in devil and demons it was easy to point to Michel. Especially his mother who is a powerful woman blaming her son for her own misfortune (even tho she kinda doomed him)
All of this is made tangible due to the nature of the period they chose to set their story in, about supposed witches and demons and angels who are all humans at the end.
Also the brilliant music with its ethereal feel and choir and the great design and art definitely made the world of Medieval France feel that more authentic.
Now I'm not ragging on Christianity or trying to glorify our time. Im well aware that in our time there are many unfortunates and prejudices I'm looking strictly at the context given and what the characters themselves said.
If you read this far thank you, hope you got something out this
