"How many did you love before me? ..... None.
And after me? ...... None"
- Tristan and Isolde
Before Romeo and Juliet, there was
Tristan and Isolde. A story about two people who fell in love in the midst of war between the Irish and the British after the fall of the Roman Empire. As Lord Marke of Cornwall tries to unite the people of Britain, Irish king Donnchadh tried every possible way to interfere resulting to the death of Tristan's parents. Lord Marke took Tristan in after the attack and treated him as his own son who grew up as one of British's most courageous warriors. During their attack on an Irish slave caravan, Tristan got wounded with Morholt's poisonous sword which paralyzed all his senses and resulted to his temporary death. Believed to have really died on the fight, Tristan was sent out to the sea on a funeral boat that eventually reached the shore of Ireland where he was found by King Donnchadh's only daughter, Isolde. The two eventually fell in love. Tristan had to leave Ireland to prevent being caught and came back to Britain. As for the Irish, King Donnchadh thought of a plan to break off the loyalty between the people of Britain that of which includes marrying off his only daughter Isolde to one of their kings.
I will not compare this film to Romeo and Juliet because personally, I think it held it's own share of epic stories about sacrifice and everlasting love. The thing that I love about the story was the fact that it wasn't just the two main characters who were willing to sacrifice their feelings for someone else' happiness - that just because you have given someone almost your whole life, it doesn't stop you from giving him more even though it means less happiness for you.
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Tristan + Isolde stars James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, and David O'Hara (to name a few).
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