The Name of the Rose/YMMV


 * Anvilicious Aesop: is because it might promote comedy, which might cause monks to disrespect scripture.
 * Applicability
 * Complete Monster: Bernardo Gui, and how. Between a vicious Knight Templar attitude and more Cold-Blooded Torture than you can shake a stick at,
 * Historical Villain Upgrade: Despite the above, he was much less melodramatic in Real Life.
 * Magnificent Bastard:
 * Purity Sue: the eccentric Ubertino da Casale.
 * WTH? Casting Agency: Sean Connery and Christian Slater play professional celibates.
 * According to the movie director, he initially turned down Connery for this exact reason, until Sean Connery forced himself into his office, and demanded to read just one line. And then he accepted.