Count Magnus must die!
He's a baddy. I say we lynch him. Who's with me?
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Magnus was a vindictive mo-fo.
If there was a real guy the character was based on, I hope he got his just desserts.
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My only complaint about this movie is that there was no way I was going to be happy about the ending. If Antonio hadn't died, it wouldn't have worked for me, but having Magnus survive was dreadful, too. Ah, if only they could have both died in a way that wasn't completely contrived.
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I agree but the problem with the ending is why Magnus felt the need to duel after Christina abdicated. Was it honor? He was after something he was never going to get either way; why risk his life?
I don't get it. I figured he had it in for Antonio but, according to events in the movie, Magnus created the situation that caused her to have to go in the direction she did. I thought he'd just ambush him to get back at Christina. That's not what happened but the end result was the same.
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