Tristan + Isolde

lynnoxford and I went to see Tristan + Isolde. The first half was unremarkable; I was disappointed, in fact, because although I was certain they were getting everything wrong, I wasn't familiar enough with the story to know exactly what I could be mocking. Most of the time. There were a few moments I'm pretty sure I was right to mock.

The first half of the second half was irritating, because I don't actually like adultery stories, and because King Mark is great. We know that Isolde wasn't superficial, because she went for Tristan over King Mark. Clearly, if she were just paying attention to general attractiveness, she would have had no problem staying faithful. Though to be fair, she shouldn't have had trouble staying faithful if she were paying attention to personality, either. Note: There is no love potion in this version, so that's no excuse.

The last quarter? ( Everything I could have hoped for. AKA: Spoiler warning. I'm about to tell you the ending in detail. )