So . . . I went to go watch The Other Boleyn Girl this past weekend, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised at a few things and kind of disgusted at some others . . . here are my thoughts!
1). Every time someone was married in the film only woman received a ring. Point for historical accuracy.
2). All of the literature we've read in class suggests that Mary and Anne weren't very close . . . but in the movie it kind of seems like they were best friends at times.
3). There were quite a few people who felt that Henry was 'stalking' Anne and really wanted her . . . it seems that Anne was the pursuer in the movie. Of course as to which theory is correct we'll probably never know.
4). Anne was beheaded for sleeping with her brother in the film, but in reality there were about five men she was 'accused' of sleeping with. Again . . . hard to prove/ disprove anything.
5). The film makes it seem like Henry left the Catholic Church and divorced Catherine all because he wanted to have sex with Anne. Come on . . . I just know that there has to be more to it than that.
And finally, the fact that my husband fell asleep a mere thirty minutes into the film shows that it was probably a decent film, as he can only manage to remain conscious if there are a plethora of bad jokes and drunk imbeciles.
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