Review of El Cid (1961) by Pavandeep S — 30 Aug 2007

A very unique movie of its kind, very well done in the battle scenes, the cuts were nicely arranged, the focus on the main character and his tribulations with a King, who was not supposed to be king and we see all the problems this forces on El Cid, who must, at all cost, be his King's servant, no matter how ignoble he is.

I never understood this quality, a bad king is somehow better than no king, but I guess loyalty was differently interpreted by El Cid. The colours of this film was fascinating, got the quality of the film out right.

The music was exhilarating too, like a personal score for a forlorn hero.