Tristan and Isolde

There are a couple reasons I wanted to go this direction tonight. I have been doing several comedies lately or Dramas, but a true love story I haven't done in a while. Also, I love James Franco, and since his film 127 hours recently hit DVD, and his new comedy Your Highness comes out Friday, it just feels right to give him the highest honor of his career....even greater than being nominated for the Oscar, An NBM write up. Congrats James, you have officially arrived. I also wanted to write something specifically for our newest reader. We will call her Doobie (You know who you are, but I still have not revealed your real identity, and I never will). I think if you have not seen this film, you have missed out on a truly great story. It's a love story in the truest sense of the word. Love is often referred to for a Man and a Woman. What is often lost is the love between a Father and his son, or a mentor and his student. Even the love between best friends is often left out. This movie explores all of those different types of love. Don't worry Men, the action is great and they all have swords, so no one will think less of you for enjoying this film. When the British clans, headed by Marke (Rufus Sewell), or attacked and slaughtered by the Irish Army, young Tristan's parents were slaughtered and Marke kept the boy alive. Marke even lost his hand saving Tristan. He then raised the boy into a man. Raised as royalty and taught how to fight, he would lay down his life for his father figure/mentor. When Tristan and Marke are involved in another battle, Tristan is cut deep with a sword laced with poison. He is dead and Marke is distraught with loss. In the tradition of old funerals, Tristan is strapped to a raft and sent out to sea. No one knows that the poison almost killed him, but he barely survived. He washed up, of all places, on the shore of Ireland. His body is found by Isolde and her chamber maid. They stash him in a  safe place, because she knows if her people know of his existence on their land, he is a dead man, again. His reputation precedes him with the Irish. Over the 6 months he is there being nursed by Isolde, they fall in the deepest of love. He knows he must return with the good news that he is alive. The elation on Marke's face says it all. Tristan plans on going back to get Isolde. Before he is able to, the Irish and British come up with a treaty of sorts. Of all the British colonies, the winning colony will win the hand of the Irish King's daughter, who happens to be Isolde. Tristan didn't know her heritage. Tristan is chosen to fight on behalf of Marke in the tournament, and when Isolde sees him, she immediately is relieved that they could be together legitimately if he wins. He still does not see her, but he does win the tournament. Upon winning, he realizes what he has done. He has successfully married off the love of his life to his Father. For treaty's sake, they know it cannot go on between them any longer. From here it turns into betrayal, forgiveness, sacrifice, and eternal love. This is a brilliantly movie that does the best job of showing love in all it's forms. I do have a copy if anyone is interested. The action is awesome and the supporting cast is stacked. Henry Cavill aka The newly cast Man of Steel in Zack Snyders reboot, and Mark strong as the devious Brit, Wictred, who longs to be King. I don't know why this movie got such a low rating. I like it and so should you. Be sure to make it to the theater this weekend to see James Franco wield a sword yet again in the outrageous stoner comedy Your Highness. It has to be classy. I mean, it does star an Oscar winner (Natalie Portman), an Oscar nominee (Franco), and La Flama Blanca himself, Danny McBride.

NBM rates Tristan and Isolde - Phenomenal

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