OK, I waited and waited for the free for all, but it is not here and, this side of the pond, it is dinnertime already, so, here is my post.
Has anybody seen this film?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/film/film-reviews/2011/03/20/film-review-the-eagle-115875-23000719/
I went to see The Eagle yesterday. It is an historical film on the lost 9th Legion in Britannia. A good film, well done, even the highbrow reviewers here gave it stars. Marcus, the hero, a young Roman officer, wants to restore the honor of his father, the General who lost the Legion and vanished with it. Was he killed, did he ran away?
Then there are crazy Druids and wild Picts (Looking a lot like Mohicans, or Apaches, LOL There is a continuous quote of Stagecoach or the Last of the Mohicans).
And the main issue is that the golden Eagle of the Legion, captured by the barbarians, has to be retrieved.
There is also a Briton slave, Esca who hates Marcus as an invader of his homeland, but is honor bound to serve him loyally, because Marcus spared his life.
Marcus is deeply religious, following the cult of Mithras. This was a very interesting part. First time the issue is addressed in a film, as far as I can remember.
A very masculine film too, not a woman in sight, all about glory, honor and battles. Marcus and his former slave become fast friends, at the end. Friends only?
I so would like to know if somebody else has seen it, because I could not stop myself wondering if they were going to be friends with benefits, when they go away together in the sunset.
Am I a perv and all this slash in fandom is affecting me or I am right in my thinking? Toward the end I really expected them to start kissing.