There was a film I saw few days ago. It was Elizabeth: the golden age. It was about the time of glory of England previous to the war against Spain. I enjoyed this film not only because it showed a lot of epic scenes, but also because it showed a female protagonist who was strong, brave and also she was shown like a person who suffers like we all do.
Elizabeth I, King Henry VIII’s daughter, was queen of England and she had to rule her country alone, without a king to her side; she never married a man that is why she was called the virgin queen. So she had to fight against the ones who said that she was not able to govern the country. In fact, she overcomes the prejudice of being a virgin queen and she knew how to deal with the issues of her country.
One of these problems she had was the fact that Mary Stuart of Scotland, her cousin, wanted Queen Elizabeth throne for herself so she tried to get rid of Queen Elizabeth. Another problem that Elizabeth had was religion; she was Protestant and, Spain, the most important empire in the world at that time, was a Catholic country, which it meant that there was a fight between Catholic and Protestants. That is why Philip II of Spain declared the war to England, which also implied a war to get the control of the new world America, which had been recently discovered.
One of the positive things I like about the film were that the story was well told, it never tried to provide too much and boring historic details about Elizabeth I. This film was easy to follow even though without knowing too much about history. Also, this film showed the private life of Queen Elizabeth I, which allowed me to see and understand why she was so respected and well-known among people.
I could see that Elizabeth I was a very determined woman, she got what she wanted. She faced the fate and death and survived. She was almost like a god but, on the other hand she was also shown like a person with strong feelings. The film knew how to convey the message of Queen Elizabeth I golden age.
I really liked this film and I encourage to the ones who are interested on movies based on historical facts to watch this film because it will keep your attention at any time. If you watch this movie you will not get bored. You are not going to find a queen like the others in this movie, that is for sure!
