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A Very Honest King

April 30, 2024

A Very Honest King

Any movie dealing with royalty in a positive light bothers me. You know, the story ends with the woman finding out she is a princess or she finally marries her Prince Charming, and she lives happily ever after. Cool. But what about all the peasants? Not really a happy ending if you think of them. Yeah, Belle found her prince and is now getting nightly foot massages and maxing out her vitamin intake with healthy and abundant food sources, but as the credits roll her old neighbors are still starving and ailing from untreated maladies.

The worst are the movie scenes that feature a the run-up to a huge battle. I have the good fortune to be born in a time where I don’t have to fight for a king, but man, there isn’t much a guy could say that would convince me to run into a crowd of angry, crazed dudes who want to disembowel me, and do it all just so Mr. Fancypants can go back and sit on his thrown and live out his good life. Just once, I would like to see one of those movie scenes play out more true to history. So here is my take on that. I give you, A Very Honest King.

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