Is this a story, or is it history?

Sterling 2022-03-23 09:02:45

I wanted to give a 3 star review, because for me, who has not seen Shakespeare's play and has no knowledge of the corresponding history, watching this movie is undoubtedly a painful and confusing process. It wasn't until the end that I found out from Ben that the structure of this movie seemed to be a way of telling stories with flashbacks and interludes in flashbacks. Well, in terms of text structure, this movie deserves 4 stars or even higher. Also said that, only words are eternal.
But, is this movie about historical fact or fiction? Is Shakespeare really just a code name? Shakespeare in the eyes of the public turned out to be a rascal who could not write a complete sentence? The royal family's incest had been heard for a long time, but it was so messed up that the queen didn't know which children she had, and when she knew that it was her own children, she was still as numb as killing an ordinary person? I was shocked.
Everyone in the movie introduced me to that era like a star character, let me feel the life and politics of that country and that era, let me feel their anger, their fear, their disdain and their emotions. When I look back at some of the scenes from the film, I have a desire to watch it again so that maybe I can gain a better understanding of the era.

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  • Ben Jonson: Politics? My play has nothing to do with politics. I-i-i-it's just a simple comedy.

    Earl of Oxford: It showed your betters as fools who'd go through life barely managing to get food from plate to mouth were it not for the cleverness of their servants. All art is political, Jonson, otherwise it would just be decoration. And all artists have something to say, otherwise they'd make shoes. And you are not a cobbler, are you Jonson.

  • Young Earl of Oxford: [after sword gets knocked into young Robert Cecil's chess game] You were losing anyway.

    Boy Robert Cecil: [had been playing alone] I was also winning!

    Young Earl of Oxford: [tosses a piece back at Robert, who misses it] Really?