The Other Boleyn Girl

I went to the movies last night to see The Other Boleyn Girl. I didn't realize that the movie was based on the true story of King Henry VIII of England. Man I'm glad I didn't live back then. Thing were so fucked up. Everything was based on power and status. The story revolves around the Boleyn family who are seeking to move up in status and wealth. They have discovered that there is a way they can move in and get close with the king. His wife, the queen, has been unable to produce a male heir to the throne. Therefore the king is getting restless and is looking for a mistress. It is so astonishing to me how they delt with this issue. It's was like if you were going to cheat on your wife, it was an arranged thing. Like, no one said it out loud, but everyone knew what was going on. Even the queen knew and could do or say nothing about it. So The Boleyn family has two daughters and one son. The youngest daughter is married and the eldest daughter is set to be the king's mistress. However, when she "messes up", the family becomes scared of losing their place with the king and throw in the younger daughter to take her place. It makes no difference to them that she is happily married. They send the family to live with the king and place the girls in the queen's court as her helpers. I just couldn't believe that everyone did what their families told them to do. Even if it meant adultery and betrayal. I don't want to ruin the movie but I just couldn't get over how fucked up it was. That was a really corrupt time. I liked the dresses though. It'd be pretty cool to wear those.