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Bothered by his affair with Isabella...

posted 7 years ago by tyson6633
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Why would Wallace even have an affair with her?

His whole drive in the film was for the love of Murron. She will forever be his beloved and he betrays that love for one night of nookie with a lady that he only just met.

It just bugs me a little. I would have much preferred his character to have more of a subtle relationship with Isabella.

I can go as far as them both having a mutual attraction with each other, but not to the point of having sex and 'Loving each other'.

Gibson should've shown their affection for each other in a more implied, platonic way, instead of flat out acting on those affections to the point of consummation.

Call me crazy, but I just didn't like how Wallace fell in love with Isabella after being shown how much in love he was with Murron.

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[–] Rolltide (964) 2 years ago

It almost ruins the entire film. What would have happened to a princess had she become pregnant by a man considered an enemy of the king?

We have the depiction of a weak wimpy gay price who became king at his father's death. You think he would have a sense of humor about his wife screwing somebody like that? And let's dispense with the BS that because he is gay he would not have tried to father a son of his own he certainly would. A male heir was more important than anything.

[–] Heisenberg (6327) 2 years ago

I think there should be a fan edit, cutting off the sex scene and the line about the baby not being legitimate.
Just two easy cuts, the film would be even better.

Mel probably added some romance to broaden the appeal of the film to women. But he went overboard.

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