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ancient rome, greece, egypt etc.

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1
Esther 2000,  Unrated)
Esther
Warning:
Anti-semitism
2
Cleopatra 1963,  G)
Cleopatra
Wildly inaccurate. Antony and Cleopatra were in love, and Antony was murdered because he was considered a potential threat to the Caesar's power, as they (Antony and Octavian) had competed for the throne before Antony fell in love and LEFT and Octavian became Caesar.
But thanks for changing history so that you could put some misogyny into the plot. And thanks depicting Egypt's Queen, who was known for her intelligence and political and economic power, into a whore who manipulatively seduces "a random military general" "for power" even though she rules a more scientifically advanced and resource-rich country than Rome, and even though he recently became unemployed.

Misogyny ?
Victim-blaming through outright lying ?
3
Agora 2009,  R)
4
Tristan & Isolde 2005,  PG-13)
5
King Arthur 2004,  PG-13)
6
Kingdom of Heaven 2005,  R)
Kingdom of Heaven
Warning:
ProRape message "It was against her will, but I did not force her; I loved her in my own way."

Yeah, well. It was good for a war epic. Even if topical and romanticized.
7
Alexander 2004,  R)
8
Timeline 2003,  PG-13)
Timeline
ugh. oversimplifying and changing the plot so it makes no sense AT ALL. ruined a GREAT story - read the book.
9
Gladiator 2000,  R)
10
300 2007,  R)
11
Immortals 2011,  R)
12
10,000 B.C. 2008,  PG-13)
10,000 B.C.
1. I was interested
2. So I watched it.
3. It was so bad that I blocked it from memory
4. Therefor absent rating.
13
Ladyhawke 1985,  PG-13)
14
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999,  R)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Warning:
Misogyny, Sexism, Binarism, "Women's roles"
Anti-French
Rape, Necrophilia
Sexual violence
Slut shaming, anti-female sexuality
Violence
Blood
Decapitation
Corpses, Mass carnage from war
Torture
POW abuse
Burning at the stake..


Great cast.
15
The War Lord 1965,  Unrated)
16
The Secret of Kells 2009,  Unrated)

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