cv351_15458.txt

though_RB
it_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
fine_JJ
piece_NN
of_IN
filmmaking_VBG
,_,
there_RB
's_POS
something_PN
about_IN
elizabeth_NP
._.
._.
._.
that_CS
left_JJ
me_PP
a_DT
bit_NN
cold_JJ
,_,
and_CC
i_PP
think_VB
it_PP
is_BEZ
something_PN
that_CS
bugs_NNS
me_PP
quite_RB
often_RB
in_IN
films_NNS
,_,
particularly_RB
these_DT
days_NNS
;_;
i_PP
just_RB
didn't_DOD
care_NN
about_IN
the_DT
characters_NNS
._.
to_IN
me_PP
,_,
the_DT
first_OD
and_CC
foremost_JJS
job_NN
of_IN
a_DT
filmmaker_NN
is_BEZ
to_TO
create_VB
characters_NNS
(_(
be_BE
they_PP
imagined_JJ
or_CC
historical_JJ
as_IN
the_DT
case_NN
may_MD
be_BE
)_(
that_CS
the_DT
audience_NN
gives_VBZ
a_DT
hoot_NN
about_IN
._.
and_CC
though_CS
elizabeth_NP
works_NN
well_RB
on_IN
many_DT
levels_NNS
,_,
it_PP
falls_VBZ
short_JJ
of_IN
excellence_NN
because_CS
of_IN
that_DT
very_RB
reason_NN
._.
elizabeth_NP
takes_VBZ
place_NN
in_IN
england_NP
in_IN
1554_CD
,_,
as_CS
queen_NN
mary_NP
,_,
half_NN
sister_NN
of_IN
elizabeth_NP
and_CC
a_DT
monarch_NN
on_IN
the_DT
side_NN
of_IN
catholicism_NN
is_BEZ
dying_JJ
._.
before_IN
she_PP
dies_VBZ
,_,
though_CS
,_,
she_PP
cannot_NN
bear_NN
to_IN
sign_NN
a_DT
document_NN
which_WDT
would_MD
condemn_VB
her_PP$
half_NN
sister_NN
to_IN
death_NN
because_CS
of_IN
her_PP$
heretical_JJ
protestant_JJ
beliefs_NNS
._.
as_CS
a_DT
result_NN
,_,
amidst_IN
much_DT
anger_NN
within_IN
the_DT
council_NN
,_,
elizabeth_NP
becomes_VBZ
the_DT
queen_NN
of_IN
england_NP
._.
the_DT
film_NN
chronicles_NNS
her_PP
rise_VB
to_TO
power_NN
as_IN
she_PP
fights_NNS
for_IN
a_DT
unified_JJ
church_NN
of_IN
england_NP
and_CC
tries_VBZ
to_TO
bring_VB
order_NN
to_IN
her_PP$
personal_JJ
and_CC
political_JJ
life_NN
._.
much_DT
of_IN
the_DT
film_NN
deals_NNS
with_IN
elizabeth_NP
's_POS
love_NN
for_IN
lord_NN
robert_NP
,_,
a_DT
mysterious_JJ
man_NN
who_WP
thrusts_NNS
his_PP$
lordship_NN
onto_IN
many_DT
a_DT
woman_NN
as_IN
he_PP
continues_VBZ
to_IN
proclaim_VB
his_PP$
love_NN
for_IN
the_DT
queen_NN
._.
there_EX
is_BEZ
much_DT
ado_NN
about_IN
her_PP$
lack_NN
of_IN
a_DT
husband_NN
,_,
and_CC
political_JJ
pressures_NNS
from_IN
spain_NP
and_CC
france_NP
enter_VB
into_IN
the_DT
equation_NN
._.
the_DT
problem_NN
with_IN
the_DT
film_NN
lies_VBZ
with_IN
this_DT
as_IN
its_PP$
centerpiece_NN
,_,
as_CS
love_NN
interests_NNS
are_BER
such_DT
a_DT
character_NN
driven_VBN
element_NN
._.
i_PP
didn't_DOD
much_DT
care_NN
about_IN
the_DT
characters_NNS
(_(
perhaps_RB
aside_RB
for_IN
elizabeth_NP
who_WP
is_BEZ
played_VBN
quite_RB
well_RB
by_IN
blanchett_NP
)_)
and_CC
so_RB
i_PP
didn't_DOD
have_HV
much_DT
interest_NN
in_IN
who_WP
would_MD
join_VB
her_PP$
in_CD
her_PP$
nuptials_NNS
._.
the_DT
cast_NN
is_BEZ
rounded_JJ
out_RP
well_RB
with_IN
the_DT
marvelous_JJ
rush_NN
who_WP
plays_VBZ
the_DT
queen_NN
's_POS
most_DT
loyal_JJ
advisor_NN
,_,
sir_NN
francis_NP
,_,
and_CC
attenborough_NP
as_IN
a_DT
well-meaning_JJ
but_CC
old-fashioned_JJ
lead_NN
council_NN
._.
why_WRB
then_RB
,_,
you_PP
must_MD
be_BE
asking_VBG
,_,
do_DO
i_PP
recommend_VB
elizabeth_NP
?_?
simply_RB
because_CS
it_PP
is_BEZ
the_DT
result_NN
of_IN
a_DT
perfect_JJ
pairing_NN
of_IN
director_NN
and_CC
cinematographer_NN
._.
kapur_NP
and_CC
his_PP$
cinematographer_NN
remi_???
adefarasin_NN
(_(
neither_RB
of_IN
whom_WP
i_PP
have_HV
heard_VBN
)_)
create_VB
a_DT
beautifully_RB
realized_VBN
piece_NN
of_IN
filmmkaing_VBG
from_IN
the_DT
technical_JJ
side_NN
._.
the_DT
light_NN
streams_NNS
through_IN
each_DT
frame_NN
as_IN
in_IN
any_DT
painting_NN
from_IN
the_DT
period_NN
and_CC
beautifully_RB
captures_NNS
the_DT
realistic_JJ
light_NN
sources_NNS
that_CS
would_MD
have_HV
been_BEN
found_VBN
in_IN
churches_NNS
,_,
cellars_NNS
and_CC
castles_NNS
in_IN
16th_CD
century_NN
europe_NP
._.
each_DT
frame_NN
is_BEZ
rich_JJ
with_IN
color_NN
contrasted_VBN
with_IN
blackness_NN
or_CC
blown-out_IN
white_JJ
light_NN
from_IN
windows_NNS
._.
the_DT
costumes_NNS
by_IN
alexandra_NP
byrne_NP
deserve_VB
a_DT
mention_NN
as_IN
they_PP
are_BER
such_DT
an_DT
inportant_JJ
aspect_NN
of_IN
each_DT
shot_NN
._.
indeed_RB
,_,
elizabeth_NP
is_BEZ
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
most_DT
visually_RB
beautiful_JJ
films_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
decade_NN
,_,
ranking_NN
with_IN
kundun_???
and_CC
braveheart_NP
._.
watch_NN
also_RB
for_IN
the_DT
incredibly_RB
"_"
godfather-esque_JJ
"_"
mass_NN
murder_NN
scene_NN
._.
it_PP
made_VBD
me_PP
think_VB
in_IN
retrospect_NN
of_IN
the_DT
similarities_NNS
between_IN
the_DT
two_CD
films_NNS
._.