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My Gun
by JAPOV - 02/17/25 03:53 PM
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You might think a re-Enactment of 16th and 17th Century English History would be "Dull-Viewing", since it's set in Such-Ancient-Times.
But, those were Pretty-EXCITING Days, as "Elizabeth, The Golden Age" crisply-unfolds those dusty pages of Days-Gone-By.
With the Discovery of The New World, came potatoes and tobacco..and a BIG rise in Spain's ability to influence World Events. There was considerable political & religious struggle in England, where the Church of England vs The Roman Catholic Church had a 50-50 Split among the populace. Meanwhile, the Catholic Spanish quietly built up an Armada to invade England & install then-imprisoned Mary, (Catholic) Queen of Scots, in place of Elizabeth, unmarried-Head of England's Church and State.
Elizabeth.."The Virgin Queen"..is brilliantly-played by Cate Blanchett. Clive Owen, as Sir Walter Raleigh, figures well as her Love-Interest, Swashbuckling Pirate-Adventurer, Founder of Virginia (Named-so In Her Honor), & Wartime Benefactor-Confidant.
The Plot smoothly-unfolds in elegant castle & countryside settings, with quite-realistic naval battles, old ships, antiques & armor galore. The costumes are exquisite, the sunsets and gardens, longshots-&-closeups, dialogue & music will ALL beautifully-propel you into one of the more Epic-Struggles that thoroughly-reshaped European Politics..and eventually Our World Today.
"KUDOS" for All-Involved for proving History needn't be Dull-Viewing, and our ancestors were all Very-Human & Very- Interesting, indeed. "9-out-of-10", only because some folks WON'T appreciate Good History no matter how-well it's done. But..re-read that Previous Paragraph..& if it sounds like it's Worth An Enjoyable Evening for you, Go See It!
JMO..Keep-or-Sweep it!
Big Hugs, Stan
Last edited by "TampaStan" Good; 10/14/07 12:03 PM.
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