The Reformation in Sixteenth Century France led to mutual exclusion and conflict between Catholicism and Huguenot Protestantism. In order to defuse this social unrest, Empress Catherine had her daughter Margot marry Henry, king of the region of Navarre. But this conditional political marriage kept Henry and Margot defensive against each other. Because Margot has an affair with her brother Anjou, it naturally causes Anjou to ignite hatred due to the loss of the object of lust.
In fact, this wedding banquet was carefully designed by Catherine, and a massacre was carried out on a dark and windy night, and the thousands of people and horses brought by Henry were almost all killed overnight. However, in a critical situation, Henry had to convert to Catholicism at the inducement of Margot, allowing Henry to escape the disaster temporarily.
Before the massacre, Margot had a verbal conflict with Henry and went out to seduce men, thus meeting Lamole. During the massacre, La mole fled into Margot's bedroom after being attacked by Kocona, and at Margot's insistence, Koconer temporarily withdrew.
However, when Ramole escaped, he fought with Kokona, and the two were almost both defeated and transported to the mass burial post as dead people, but fortunately the executioner found that the two were still breathing, so he saved them. La mole woke up first, and instead of hurting Kokona, he saved him, and Kokona was so grateful when he woke up that the two became friends.
On hunting day, King Charles IX tried to chase the boar, but instead fell and was crushed by the horse, but fortunately Henry saved Charlie when the king's brother tried to murder him, and Charles took Henry back to the Chamber of Secrets and introduced his wife Mary and son to Henry.
Catherine tried to kill Henry several times, but escaped with Charlie's delay, but Charlie from time to time advised Henry to flee back to Navarre if he had the chance. But Henry insisted on taking Margot with him.
Catherine bought a hunting book and secretly placed poison in the pages of the book, originally intending to frame Henry, but did not expect the book to be taken away by Charlie earlier. It didn't take long for Charlie to discover that he had been poisoned, and it was known from the palace perfume maker that the person who had put the poison was his own mother.
Henry fled back to Navarre under the protection of his men and restored his faith in Protestantism, which boosted Navar's morale. At this time, La mole, ashamed of Henry, went to the palace without flinching at Henry's behest to bring Margot back, but was arrested shortly after entering the city.
Margo asks Charlie for amnesty, but Charlie is on the verge of poisoning. Immediately after Charles's death, Anjou took the throne, and Margot took Lamole's head to Navarre to reunite with Henry.
The large-scale production "Queen Margot", which is known as a rare in the history of French cinema, is faced with a huge interpersonal interaction and lust-stained conflict; the director must give up many plots in order to highlight the rhythm of the camera and the editing skills; this is also a common disease in some big epic dramas.
Fortunately, the overall performance of this film does not fall into the general situation, coupled with the personality presentation of several excellent actors, which makes this film have a different brilliance. Although the characters are complex and do not fully understand the history of France, it is inevitable that they will not be able to get close; in principle, under the director's methodical and gradual introduction, these dilemmas are reduced to the lightest.
Dumas's original work certainly makes the character of Margot present a shocking legendary character because of the amplification, and because of the rendering of the story, the audience has a better understanding of the contemporary style of France in the sixteenth century.
Through the power struggle and absurd chaos of the French court, the evolution of history is presented and after the squeeze of human nature, thus highlighting the parallel and division of human nature and animal nature. Historically, there have been numerous incidents of brother-sister incest, but they are not as grand as the French court.
Of course, the focus of this film is on the dispute between the old and the new religion, and the massacre that has evolved is shocking, but it also provides more space for thought.
It was incumbent upon Empress Catherine to marry from Italy to France and consolidate the Catholic position, but the real reason was that she was in a high position and constantly wary of political changes. In order to eliminate this panic, only poison can be used to attack poison, that is, to control turmoil with turmoil. And it's no surprise that her daughter became a pawn for her.
The wedding scene was magnificent and solemn, but when Charles IX pressed his sister's head to say "she will", everything created disintegrated in an instant. Not only that, but several prince brothers mocked each other at the wedding because they were jealous that the other had slept with their sister.
The seemingly absurd world cannot forbid the presentation of true love. Margot puts on a mask on her wedding night and goes outside the court to seek sexual stimulation and comfort, but unexpectedly ignites a true relationship between her and Ramole. Although love from sex has the opposite aspect to tradition, it does not hinder the exchange of true love.
On the night of the massacre, the wounded Lamor escapes into Margot's bedroom, and Margo risks his life to save him, but also draws Lamor's friendship with Kokona, who hunted him down.
Although Margot and her husband Henry are in a compromised marriage relationship, there is also a degree of marital recognition subconsciously, otherwise they would not have warned Henry more than once in person, hoping that he should flee as soon as possible. Henry's several altercations with Margot's brother are naturally subconscious empathy. He actually loves Margot deeply, and Margot naturally has a certain degree of identification, otherwise he would not have slept with Henry.
It was rather absurd and disturbing when religion extended to the identification between the beds, but this was the place of contention at the French court at that time. In a critical moment, Margot suggests that Henry abandon Protestantism and convert to Catholicism; Henry's choice, while painful, also saves his life.
In the huge plot, the choreographer still focuses on the issue of Catherine's attempt to murder Henry, but unexpectedly kills Charles IX by mistake. Mother and child cannibalism, is there anything more tragic in the world than this?
Lamole's love affair with Margot makes him feel a little guilty when he faces Henry, but Henry does not care about his previous accusations; this naturally triggers Lamole's intention to go to the palace to save Margot. Henry didn't love Margot, he just didn't want to express it. He had told Charles IX that he would take Margot back to Navar, because it was a place of tranquility, and for a ruler, it was quite clear in the expression of love.
Power and desire are always closely followed, and it seems difficult for anyone to stay out of it, and most of the ancient and modern Chinese and foreign examples are quite similar. The problem is that Margot seems to be like a prophet, always knowing where her rank is, and knowing how to use her body to control all this. Regardless of who will take the throne in the future, Margot is confident that she will never be alienated and lose her glory.
Margot seems to inherit the blood of her mother, but she has more love to explore and pay, and the factor that supports this decision comes from her youthful kinetic energy. After slowly pursuing in a piece of lust, it is inevitable to find that the true meaning behind sexual desire is definitely a rendering of love.
Lying in Margot's arms, the wounded Ramole could not help but touch her maternal care; in another sense, Margot's true realization also came from the changing massacre.
Almost everyone in the court lived in horror, but no one agreed to give up their royal status and live a dull life. This is the despicable testimony of human nature, and it is necessary to truly face the threat of death before we can realize the true meaning of life.
Charles IX, knowing that he had been poisoned by his mother's place in the book, did not hesitate to listen to Margot's plea to write an order to pardon Ramole, until when he gasped, Ramole's head fell to the ground.
Margo finally made her way to Navar in the carriage, saying that it didn't matter if there was blood on her body, because as long as she had a smile. This sentence truly and accurately shows margot's usual way of dealing with herself in a turbulent environment. If there is blood on the body, who can laugh? Because no one is Margot, only Margot has such insight.
Catherine's role won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival, but in fact, every role is quite competent. In the face of the past of history, there are really many things that make people think deeply.