I recently saw this movie and fell in love with the color and the pagentry of it. Doesn't the poster shout the subject of the movie? If you are not familiar with historical novels and films about early England, you might think, "Oh my gawd, this is so over the top." I recently watched a re-run of The Queen at 80, Profile of Queen Elizabeth II, who turned 80 in 2006 and the pomp and circumstance you see is real. Although I had seen this and other programs about England's royal family, I was again captivated by the program, especially the very old footage.
The Other Boleyn Girl is excellent in a super-soap sort of way. I say this not to put it down, but it has all of the elements of a good soap, the kind we claim not to watch. The Boleyn girls, Anne (Natalie Portland) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) are well-matched in the movie. This is good casting. You seldom Natalie Portman in a role where she is dispicable and I don't think I have ever seen Scarlett Johnasson as 'the innocent.' In the movie, she appears to be weak and easy to manipulate but in the end proves she has courage, backbone and a strong will.
This new film is a remake of BBC's The Other Boleyn Girl from a few year's ago. Both are based on Philippa Gregory's novel of the same name. The film, The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 BBC Version)
The film has a PG-13 rating, call me old-fashioned, but I think it is a bit much for young teens to see. Rape, implied incest. See the official film site
2 comments:
The soap opera analysis is interesting. Don't soaps represent some of the best and most efficient story telling around? I think so. The pairing of these two stellar young actors looks like quite a draw. I wasn't planning to see this film, but may based on your comments. And thanks for the information on the literary and prior filmic origins.
I love the period movies because of the costumes. I haven't seen this movie. After reading this post I think I will enjoy it.
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