Whenever a book is made into a movie, there seems to be a predictable pattern that the book is always better. I had hopes that the movie would be up to par with the book, but these hopes were thoroughly dashed.
The movie was about two hours in length; but it really did not feel like I had spent two hours in a cinema. In short, it was an abridged, speeded-up version of Phillipa's book. One key feature they botched was that these historical events were being portrayed from Mary's point of view. Anne took over the limelight rather quickly.
They also discarded certain details central to the plot, I suspect it was because of certain sensitivities towards certain subjects (in the book George was both homosexual and had incestuous desires towards his sister, Anne).
One of my favorite features of the movies were the costumes. They were accurate, (although it must be said that those Tudor layers make Eric Bana seem to have more weight than he really has) and in accordance with the period.
Strangely enough, Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey and Archbishop Cranmer were relatively minor figures in this movie, despite their involvement in England's break from the Church of Rome.
3 comments:
I wish they would make a movie about Calculus. I bet it would be better than the book.
I really can not comment since I have not read the book nor seen the movie. I was interested in seeing the picture you used but I could not open it.
i didnt read the book or saw the movie...but my friends went to see it and they said it was funny...specially when the girl was asked if he was pleased with sex or something
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