Elizabeth Powerpoint(2)

Elizabeth: The Golden Age Source: http://themoderatevoice.com/wordpress-engine/files/2007-november/5619_D010_07281.jpg

Production Information: Elizabeth: The Golden Age ,[object Object]

Written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst

Sequel to Elizabeth (1998), also directed by Kapur ,[object Object]

A Montage of Music ,[object Object]

Instead, it seeks to capture the emotion of each scene.

Nontraditional instruments included cellos, Spanish guitars, and various Indian instruments .

The soundtrack features “a large symphony orchestra, a Latin choir, and solo female soprano vocals” (“Elizabeth”).,[object Object]

Kapur requested that the costumes had a different feel from the first film. http://www.femail.com.au/alexandra-byrne-elizabeth-the-golden-age.htm ,[object Object]

Elizabeth’s vulnerability is highlighted through the use of corsets and closeness of fabric to skin (“Alexandra Byrne”).http://www.femail.com.au/img/elizabeth_goldenage1.jpg

A Word About Raleigh’s Wardrobe “The reality is that a gentleman of that time maybe had one suit of clothing. They would have gone to sea in those clothes, they would have got wet, they would have got dry… His clothes, he had gone to sea in them and they had evolved over the journey… It's really the story of what happened to his clothes on the journey, how he added pieces, how they were repaired, what happened to the fabric.” --Alexandra Byrne (“Alexandra Byrne”) http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/elizabeth__the_golden_age/clive_owen/golden2.jpg

Criticism ,[object Object],“Elizabeth the Golden Age is a Rolls-Royce, car-crash of a movie– classy, beautifully made, and ultimately crushed beneath its own pretentiousness. -- Tom Long, Detroit News “I can almost recommend this film as a great-looking, bombastic guilty pleasure. But the soundtrack is unbearable, the soap opera love triangle– laughable.” -- Richard Roeper, Ebert and Roper “Through the miracle of modern technology, the film achieves alchemy in reverse, turning historical gold into contemporary lead.” -- Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail (Elizabeth: The Golden Age”)

Anti-Catholic Backlash ,[object Object],-Stephen Whitty of Newark Star-Ledger ,[object Object],--Stephen Greydanus of the National Catholic Register Come on, man. Source: http://img.mi9.com:1810/uploads/data/20/1444/1190965850.jpg

Kapur’s Rejection of Anti-Catholic Criticism ,[object Object]

He claims he views Philip chiefly as a fanatic in himself, not as the incarnation of Catholicism.

He says his film is intended to promote religious tolerance and demonstrate the dangers of fanaticism (“Blanchett Defends”). ,[object Object]

Awards Who the heck is that? ,[object Object],http://www.calendarlive.com/media/photo/2007-10/33161991.jpg http://widescreenjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/viewFile/24/30/97 ,[object Object],http://www.bizbash.com/content/editorial/StoryPhoto/big/e14162image1.jpg

The Director’s Intentions ,[object Object]

His interpretation puts forth the view that Elizabeth was tolerant.

The emphasis on Elizabeth’s tolerance is a reaction to the war on terror and religious fundamentalism.,[object Object]

Our Thesis ,[object Object],The Golden Age is the fact that Elizabeth has fashioned herself into an icon of divinity. ,[object Object],divine persona and submitting to her human desires (i.e. love).

The Virgin Mary -Mariolatry: idolatrous worship of the Virgin Mary -Elizabeth (1998) implies that Elizabeth has replaced Mary in the eyes of England -”Elizabeth became a sort of Protestant substitute for the Virgin Mary, filling a post-Reformation gap in the psyche of the masses, who craved a symbolic ‘virgin mother’ figure.” (Hackett, pg. 30) Source: http://everyoneslife.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/virgin-mary-7.jpg

TheVirginQueen -”The removal of the Virgin Mary ‘from the English religious scene, left a gap which, as a virgin queen, Elizabeth was ideally qualified to fill.’” (Hackett Pg. 31) -Elizabeth is successfully bringing together her political domain and the church. She is now the ultimate, divine and powerful figure. -This replacement very likely happened much slower than the movie implies. Source: http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/11/02/rg_blanchett_lead_narrowweb__300x441,0.jpg

It’s Raining Men! •The role of Francis Drake was subverted in favor of the younger Sir Walter Raleigh. ,[object Object],•Robert Dudley was completely absent from the film despite the fact that he was alive and active in Elizabeth’s court during this period of her rule. Like Drake, Dudley historically played a more significant role during the Armada than Raleigh.

Bess •Kapur characterizes Elizabeth and Bess as different aspects of the same person. •Elizabeth is seen as attempting to live vicariously through Bess. •Elizabeth sees Beth as her “doll.”

Princess Diana ,[object Object], A turning point in Diana’s public life came in February of 1992 when she visited Mother Teresa’s hospice in Calcutta for the first time (Brown 356). http://www.yorkblog.com/flipside/img/280px-Diana,_Princess_of_Wales.jpeg ,[object Object],http://livinggallery.oneindia.in/d/6666-2/princess-diana-mother-teresa.jpg

Speech at Tilbury ,[object Object]

Thus, she comes across as someone in an elevated and powerful position, but a human being nonetheless. [Excerpt] I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects… being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust (“Speech to the Troops”). Source: http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tilbury.htm

When Cate Gets Ahold of It ,[object Object]

Elizabeth is portrayed as the pure, almost omniscient, divine figure calling all the shots. Photo Source: http://www.badmouth.net/content/uploads/2007/10/elizabeth-high-horse2.JPG

What’s With the Horse? ,[object Object]

The Book of Revelation describes Jesus as riding a white horse in the apocalypse; this marks the beginning of the final good vs. evil war, which Jesus leads (Rev. 19:11).

“Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war” (Rev. 19:11).

The white horse became a symbol of victory in battle (“The White Horse”) .

These religious relations further portray Elizabeth asa divine, even Christ-like figure. Yay England!

The Babington Plot ,[object Object]

Elizabeth Powerpoint(2)

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

What's hot

What's hot (13)

Viewers also liked

Viewers also liked (15)

Elizabeth Powerpoint(2)