I wonder how Justin Chadwick got so many famous actors in Hollywood. Probably the great attraction of the story itself. When Portman came, Scarlett decided to participate without even reading the script, because Portman also acted! The two women go head to head in the movie, and as a result, I think it's evenly divided, although everyone thinks Portman is better.
1. About the plot
Well, let’s go back to the movie itself. Regarding Henry VIII, he married a total of 6 wives and 6 queens in his life, but he did not have a son. Amberlin's attention is also related to her only daughter, Elizabeth, the famous Queen of England.
Henry VIII first fell in love with Mary, so the men of the Boleyn family pinned their hopes on this woman. Mary was a woman without much scheming, and after he satisfied Henry's sexuality and freshness, he was abandoned. Ann was different. She knew how to handle the desires of men. Every time Henry tried to go further, she could be respectfully rejected by her. How annoying is a man who can't get a woman. At this time, Lutheranism came vigorously, and Ann was one of them. Ann blows the wind of the new Christ in Henry's ear every day. She told Henry that imperial power should take precedence over religious power. What an important hint! Due to multiple considerations, Henry is going to divorce.
Henry also left. Ann said, Your Majesty, let me have a son for you. As a result, An gave birth to a daughter. Also let Katherine's daughter take care of. Henry, who was eager for a child, was dissatisfied, and he gradually recognized Ann's chaotic nature (Ann and Marie grew up in the French court, it was a mess~~ I don't know how Ann pretended to be a virgin in front of Henry~~) , and finally, Ann was put to death on charges of fornication.
Two about the character
Ann is a woman with desire. Not only did she want to be Henry's mistress, she also wanted to be the principal. Once she becomes the main room, her previous criticism and condemnation will be smashed by her high scepter. Portman is very temperamental, and is excellent in showing Ann's motivation, but it is a bit too much. Anything is too much. Portman is too aggressive in the movie, and even the eyes that seduce Henry are full of lust. Where has the charm of Bowman gone? Ann, a woman who is striving for improvement in the male-dominated world, naturally knows how to use her female advantages. But the movie gave me the feeling that Banner was inexplicably seduced by Boman's charming eyes, and he didn't even look at his son! Too exaggerated, Henry wants a son so much!
I think Mary is a relatively traditional woman. relatively. Ah is not a good thing. The movie makes Mary, played by Scarlett, too weak and submissive. She listens to the family man and goes to the palace, submissive sleeps with Henry, submissive gets pregnant, submissive leaves her man, submissive does not stop Ann and her brothers mess. This is a soft woman. Soft enough to have no stand and thoughts of its own. Although the women of the Boleyn family had all fallen victim to the officialdom, Mary was the least resistant one, and Ann knew how to climb up. Even in the end, she seemed so powerless to ask Henry. Such a weak and submissive woman, no wonder Henry believed her.
Just because of Scarlett's role, she lost to Portman first in the aura. Whenever Portman spoke aggressively, Scarlett was like a bullied little girl with her lips open like a fool. Both women were overmade by writers and directors. Another point of failure for Scarlett is that she does not understand the role of Mary enough.
As for Banner, let alone. After watching a circle of movies, I only saw a big moving vase. This character is one of the film's particular failures. The whole one is inexplicable! How could he be seduced by Bowman so easily? How could he just sit on a stool and meditate? What did he do in the movie? What does he do other than walk around in a fur coat? ? ?
3.
For a film like emotion, sister emotion is a very good play point. The film gives me the feeling that Portman is leading the way in a drastic way, and Scarlett is following in the back. Her tolerance for Ann was almost unconditional. And is the real Mary like this? I don't think so~ The relationship between the two sisters is not good. I feel that they are just put together, and their feelings are forced to pile up together every day. But sisterhood is one of the better ones in the movie.
Let's look at Henry's feelings for Mary and Ann. To Mary, it was a beast. Of course, it was said in the movie that Henry believed in Mary very much, and it was hard to believe such a forbearing Mary. Generally, women who are forbearing are the most disadvantaged. They don't know how to fight, but they just endure it blindly; Henry's feelings for Ann, I think, are the most unsuccessful emotional dramas. They hooked up without much pen and ink, and even when Mary gave birth to a son for Henry, Henry and Ann only looked at each other for a while before they could abandon his wife and children. Then Ann quickly gave birth to a daughter, the movie gave Henry a depressed sitting position, and Ann began to plan to have a son. Ann's scandal was exposed, and Henry said, kill. From the beginning to the end, they were so quick, not even as warm as the acquaintance of Mary and Henry. At least Mary was still gently healing Henry by his bedside and lingering with him on the bed. And Ann, all this is saved. It gave me the feeling that Boman quickly put on the queen's robe and was quickly beheaded.
In fact, there are still a lot of failures. Shooting scenes of so many people running away can't help the development of the plot. It seems to express the tension of the palace, but it is self-defeating. The costumes in the movie are justified, there is too much music and it is overdone.
There are many bright spots in the story itself, such as the feelings of the Boleyn sisters, Henry and Ann's story, Henry's character building (the treatment of Henry's character in the movie is so infuriating to me)...all of them are messed up. It feels like the director is telling a story, but the story is hurried and fragmented.
If you want to see Henry VIII, the best recommendation is "The Tudors". Catherine and Ann there are more interesting. And Henry VIII is played by my beloved Jonathan. To tell the truth, he played more romantic, more like the historical Henry VIII, although he was much more handsome than that Henry.
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