Having finally seen this epic film, the film which has been praised to the skies and supposedly represents the pinnacle of manliness. While I found it engaging and a lovely story...I was a little disappointed. Such a "great Catholic movie" full of adultery, vulgarity, and crude jokes just kinda numbed me up a bit. Yes, here is a man willing to give his life for freedom. He is an educated man, fluently speaking the language and the mind of the church, and also well versed in the manly arts of farming, fighting, and loving, which are certainly good things. Also, even though I am a little melancholy, I was a bit upset with all the sorrow in the movie, that his wife dies the very next day, etc. Strong story, but almost overwhelmingly sad. Fight scenes are excellent and exhibit the spirit as well as the ingenuity of Wallace.This is s a man who is strong, honorable, witty, and very intelligent. And then, he shoots all of that from the skies by sleeping with the queen! Sure he's a manly man, and she is the neglected wife of a fruitcake...but none of this excuses their breech of Christian virtue.
So therefore, I have been slightly disappointed in this movie. I liked it overall, but the fact remains.
My feelings exactly! Why did he have to add that? It certainly did not add to it and in fact it took away from the touching ending where you see his wife in the crowd as he is dying. There were a few other issues with the movie as well, but his adultery is what took it out of the running for "great Catholic movie"! Haven't seen you in quite some time. Glad to hear that your family is better. Stay healthy!!
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