Last two weeks, we watched the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age, a movie made based on the history of England. From what I have observed, the story is written based on the Brechtian plot. Being the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was seemingly the same as Oedipus, having the pride before she falls. Yet, in the end, she regained her strength and rose again against the Spanish conquerors and enemies. There is one thing that attracts me about the Elizabeth character. Her pride indirectly seemed to have protected her in all situations, including the attempt to shoot her dead. Yet, she survived and regained her stance. Also, her plans had made England achieved the victory although her kingdom was totally at weak. She used the elements of the thunder storm as the contributor of England’s victory against the huge Spanish Armada. Another is, although she had been very proud of her position, she treated everyone well (except when she was dipped in anger); of her assistant maid, Elizabeth (Bess) and voyager, Raleigh. The movie has a strong implication that one shall rise again despite the fall he suffers. Another unique implication said by Elizabeth was, “I am the Virgin Queen, but I am your mother, the mother of England”. She was also a determined and brave queen, willingly to join the war to defend her country, together with all her minute field of armies. Although she had assistants for ruling and war missions, Elizabeth was an intelligent planner as her plan of using the thunder storm worked well against the Spanish enemies. The language of the movie was of old British spoken language, and a little bit of Spanish conversations. Eventhough the language used was quite confusing as it was of reversed structure, but the meaning and content could be understood well. Overall, it was a nice historical movie; interesting and deep in meaning.
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