Beautiful movie, the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen, but boring as hell. The only bit I found really interesting was the scenario of the duel, which as near as I could judge was accurately presented. You could actually imagine how you would feel if you were challenged to a duel with pistols, how much courage it would take to stand there and allow the other man to shoot at you.
The book is probably better than the movie, although I haven't read it yet. William Makepeace Thackeray is a fine writer.
The ending is one of the most depressing unhappy ending ever made
how much courage it would take to stand there and allow the other man to shoot at you.
You misunderstand the mindset. Unprocessed food and full testosterone meant men were itching for fights all the time.
They merely were thinking "I wish this idiot would hurry up and miss so I get to legally shoot him dead."
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