A lush and dramatic story

Rating: Null/10 (27 October 2014)

*Spoiler/plot- Elizabeth, The Golden Age, 2007. Follows the times of Queen Elizabeth's court and the launching and outcome of the Spanish sea Armada battles. Walter Raleigh, Francis Walsingham, King Philip of Spain, Mary Queen of Scots intrigues are interwoven for a film plot.
*Special Stars- Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Molla.
*Theme- Being defensive and acting prepares a country for war.
*Trivia/location/goofs- Made in England. To save money, only one ship replica was built. It was Raleigh's English vessel on one side and a Spanish galleon on the other. When filming wide shots of the deck, smoke was used to cover up any separation in design. Mary, Queen of Scots, was not originally part of the Babington Conspiracy. Walsingham, who wanted her executed, got one of the conspirators to act as a double agent, and entrap her.
*Emotion- A lush and dramatic story of this era. Some historic 'liberties' have been taken to make the film plot more predictable and therefore somewhat boring near the end. Because the outcome is well known from history.
*Based On- On a true story from a book.