Textual Analysis Of Elizabeth

The 1998 film, Elizabeth, which was directed by Shekhar Kapur, was based upon Queen Elizabeth I of England’s rise to the throne and her early rule. The film showed the wide range of issues that Elizabeth was forced to handle during her time as England’s main monarch. Some of these included, the French troops in the north and the divisive issue of religion. This film did a great job showing all these issued in a way that contemporary viewers could understand. Elizabeth achieved realism through a strong basis of historical context, artful scenery and costume, and finally its use of a strong historical message. The first thing that made the film, Elizabeth realistic would be it’s use of historical context. In the very beginning, the scene shows

Each of the actors costumes are accurate for the time, and even match the trends of royal clothing that were present at the time the film was attempting to capture. This is an incredible accomplishment in a film with so many extras, like this one. The costume designers were rightfully compensated for their work with a nomination for best costume design from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the year it was released. The next part of the visual aspects that made this film realistic is the use of amazing scenery. A common mistake of a historical film is underusing real videos, instead of using a greenscreen. This film does not fall into that trap, instead goes above it and uses amazing shots of England. It was very impressive how accurately they recreated what the house of commons looked like at the time they were portraying. Nevertheless, there are more more ways this film achieved

This message was one of transformation, a transformation within the queen herself, and a transformation within the borders of the english kingdom. Queen Elizabeth’s transformation was shown in the movie as a bright white light before cutting her hair and proclaiming herself to be the “Virgin Queen”. However the change within the english kingdom was much greater during the Elizabethan era. This is because during the Elizabethan era, England entered a golden age. During her reign, there was a dramatic increase in poetry and theater. One example that stands out in history would be the profound impact of Sir William Shakespeare, and his theatrical movement to break from tradition and to create a new style. The final aspect of the transformation during the Elizabethan age, was the religion transformation that took place. This time period saw a change from a Catholic to an Anglican leader, but also a more tolerant leader. Queen Elizabeth’s religious policies allowed for a time of peace between the two factions through tolerance. This is a stark contrast to the policies that were practiced under Queen Mary I, which she would hunt down those who disagreed on the topic of religion with