Mary Queen of Scots is as beautiful and strong as the women in the film
- thr4sam
- Feb 1, 2019
- 2 min read
Mary Queen of Scots : *** stars
US | Historical | Drama
Release: Jan 2019
Duration: 125 minutes
Plot (google)
Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. However, Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her sister in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence.
Review:
The film is based on a biography called Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart and stars Saoirse Ronan as the Mary Stuart and Margot Robbie as Elizabeth 1 Queen of England. The film mainly focuses on the two women, their relationship with each other and their struggle for power in the world run by men.
Even though Queen we see them both struggling for air at numerous occasion making you wonder if the men had any respect of regard for their own Queen.
The movie strays for a long while from the agenda but never misses the point. Even after it runs through the screen time in the dark castles and rusty colors you still wish to keep watching more.
Mary and Elizabeth are manipulated by the noble men into hating each other, gunning for their lands and praying for war while the two just wish peace and happiness for each other. Over the years when they fail to move either of them and when Mary has been betrayed by her own we finally see them meet each other for the first time.
It in this scene where you realize the two sisters who took different paths for the same power end up so alone and all they have is each other. While one still wins after losing, the other loses in winning.
The screenplay of the film does not stand out but fits right in with the British and Scottish speakers. Not to mention the beautiful cast. Ever single one of them looked so perfect. Maybe a little too much, expect for Margot when she had the pox.
The film's cinematography as though highly inspired by Game of Thrones uses the dark tones from Winterfell for Scotland and their noble men. It also has a high influence on the script with failed marriages, forced presidencies, and the interactions the queens and her suitors and servants.
I did enjoy the film and its Saoirse Ronan strong portal of the Mary Stuart even though we didnt find alot of details about her or their dealing with England we didnt find out she was a brave women and lived for what she believed in.
Verdict: Mary Queen of Scots paints a outsider's view point of Mary's victory in the 16th Century.
*** stars.
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