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The king (Netflix)
Posted on 11/3/19 at 1:27 am
Posted on 11/3/19 at 1:27 am
Did a search and didn’t see anything posted yet. Just finished it. I enjoyed it if you’re looking for a good history war movie. My only complaint was it got slow at a few parts. The kid who plays king Henry was great. Robert Pattinson was a great bad guy, but without spoiling it, upset me during the war scene. Thoughts?
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Posted on 11/3/19 at 9:46 am to tiger_nurse
Watched it last night and really enjoyed it. Hopefully Netflix starts making more of these historical pieces.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 9:51 am to tiger_nurse
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Did a search and didn’t see anything posted yet. Just finished it. I enjoyed it if you’re looking for a good history war movie. My only complaint was it got slow at a few parts. The kid who plays king Henry was great. Robert Pattinson was a great bad guy, but without spoiling it, upset me during the war scene. Thoughts?
Agree on all accounts. I didn't get the slow feeling, but I definitely know where you're talking about. Felt like a lot of it was needed to fully show Henry's transformation. Forgot Pattinson was in this, and thought he did a great job.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 9:58 am to tiger_nurse
Major historical inaccuracies aside, I was entertained. Timothee Chalamet is the next big award-worthy actor and he did a fantastic job as Henry V.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 10:03 am to tiger_nurse
slooooooooooooow and embellished, fictional.
This post was edited on 11/3/19 at 10:04 am
Posted on 11/3/19 at 1:20 pm to RollTide1987
His British accent kept coming and going, similar to Kevin Costner’s in Robin Hood.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 1:54 pm to tiger_nurse
Watched it today. Was fantastic. Wish it was a series.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 2:02 pm to Dandy Lion
I watched the 1st 45 mins last night, it’s not too bad but it’s got some pretty glaring inaccuracies I noticed right away. (I teach this era of history so people who aren’t as studied on it may not notice?)
1. Henry was never revoked as heir and Thomas’s of Lancaster was never named as heir. Henry was named heir two days after his dad took over in 1399. While he was expelled from court in 1411 because of disagreements with his father and Thomas was given his seat, but his position of heir never changed
2. Speaking of Henry’s brother Thomas, he didn’t die before Henry took over in 1413, he lived until 1421 and was a leader in Henry’s army
3. Henry V was exceptionally tall for the times (allegedly he was 6’3” which is outrageously tall for the 1400’s).
I’m sure there are more as I watch. The drama and production level have been decent, and despite the inaccuracies I mostly enjoyed what I watched, it is supposed to be entertainment and not informational after all
1. Henry was never revoked as heir and Thomas’s of Lancaster was never named as heir. Henry was named heir two days after his dad took over in 1399. While he was expelled from court in 1411 because of disagreements with his father and Thomas was given his seat, but his position of heir never changed
2. Speaking of Henry’s brother Thomas, he didn’t die before Henry took over in 1413, he lived until 1421 and was a leader in Henry’s army
3. Henry V was exceptionally tall for the times (allegedly he was 6’3” which is outrageously tall for the 1400’s).
I’m sure there are more as I watch. The drama and production level have been decent, and despite the inaccuracies I mostly enjoyed what I watched, it is supposed to be entertainment and not informational after all
Posted on 11/3/19 at 3:29 pm to Tiger1242
I loved it
I with Netflix would produce more movies like this. Outlaw King I also liked as well.
Both had their inaccuracies but damn the cinematography was amazing.
I with Netflix would produce more movies like this. Outlaw King I also liked as well.
Both had their inaccuracies but damn the cinematography was amazing.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 6:25 pm to Tiger1242
Been wondering which Henry this is about ... V makes sense.
Yeah, if that's the case I'm too much of a stickler for 1066 - 1550 Brtish History to watch this and enjoy it probably.
Yeah, if that's the case I'm too much of a stickler for 1066 - 1550 Brtish History to watch this and enjoy it probably.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 7:11 pm to scrooster
Love the movie, but man the changes in history and left out.
When Henry comes to the throne this war has been on since 1337. There where times of peace, but this is why it is called the 100 years war.
The crossing of the river was left out and that is the key to why you have the battle of Agincourt in 1415.
The English did not win the 100 years war, the French ended up the winner in the end.
France like the English is not united at the start as well.
When Henry comes to the throne this war has been on since 1337. There where times of peace, but this is why it is called the 100 years war.
The crossing of the river was left out and that is the key to why you have the battle of Agincourt in 1415.
The English did not win the 100 years war, the French ended up the winner in the end.
France like the English is not united at the start as well.
This post was edited on 11/3/19 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 11/3/19 at 7:13 pm to scrooster
It's very good.
Kind of sticks more to Shakespeare's love for king Henry.
I knew a good bit about Aegincourt but never placed the King responsible.
I enjoyed the movie.
Kind of sticks more to Shakespeare's love for king Henry.
I knew a good bit about Aegincourt but never placed the King responsible.
I enjoyed the movie.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 7:27 pm to tiger_nurse
Glad you folks enjoyed it. Will definitely watch next weekend.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 7:42 pm to RollTide1987
I haven’t watched it, but I read the synopsis thing on Netflix tonight.
It’s based on Shakespeare’s works...how historically accurate were they?
It’s based on Shakespeare’s works...how historically accurate were they?
Posted on 11/3/19 at 8:12 pm to tiger_nurse
Took a lot of liberty with history. I didn’t like them trying to borrow equally from Shakespeare and the real story. Hal was brought as a hard warrior fighting in Wales and Scotland as a teen. There’s enough rich events that happened in his life to make a great movie. And Falstaff character really bothered me, they should’ve made him the real Duke of York.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 10:41 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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It’s based on Shakespeare’s works...how historically accurate were they?
Shakespeare was the MSM of the day.
He catered to those in power. His Richard III was pure fiction. There are many who now believe Shakespeare did not write Shakespeare.
Posted on 11/3/19 at 11:23 pm to scrooster
[img]He catered to those in power. His Richard III was pure fiction. There are many who now believe Shakespeare did not write Shakespeare.[/img]
These three things are not nearly as related as their proximity in your paragraph implies. The catered to power comment is eyebrow-raising. He was bound by whims of the masses that saw his plays. The theater was so popular because it was cheap enough to be enjoyed by almost everyone.
No one should ever mistake Shakespeare for history, and they generally don't. He was creating dramas for people to enjoy. Using historical figures brought people in. He was using the public domain characters of his time.
There's a great episode of the Our Fake History podcast that breaks down why those "Shakespeare didn't write the plays" theories should be treated as nonsense.
These three things are not nearly as related as their proximity in your paragraph implies. The catered to power comment is eyebrow-raising. He was bound by whims of the masses that saw his plays. The theater was so popular because it was cheap enough to be enjoyed by almost everyone.
No one should ever mistake Shakespeare for history, and they generally don't. He was creating dramas for people to enjoy. Using historical figures brought people in. He was using the public domain characters of his time.
There's a great episode of the Our Fake History podcast that breaks down why those "Shakespeare didn't write the plays" theories should be treated as nonsense.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 8:09 am to Tiger1242
Thanks for the info. I enjoyed it but was wondering how factual could it be. Thanks for clearing it up. So, what about the entire manipulation part?
Posted on 11/4/19 at 8:16 am to BigOrangeVols
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Watched it last night and really enjoyed it. Hopefully Netflix starts making more of these historical pieces.
Are they going to do a follow up to this movie?
Wikipedia shows King Henry V as an incredible ruler for the short time he reigned.
The Hundred Years War has many great storylines
Posted on 11/4/19 at 8:55 am to tiger_nurse
Watched it last night. Very well made
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