Hmmm. If Mel did it in the style he did Braveheart - he might carry it off.
If he introduced spurious hallucinations from his mind, like he did in Passion - it would be better not done.
And I agree that the ending could easily be twisted - Her story, itself, tho ending in military defeat - was quite remarkable.
Hmm, do you know - is she, perhaps, the origin of the word "bodacious?"
I like all 3 movies Gibson has directed (Man w/o a Face, Braveheart, and The Passion of the Christ), so I don't doubt that he could do a great job with this.
I just hope he doesn't pull a Battle of Falkirk type of plot device, where William Wallace's defeat was primarily due to the treachery of the Scottish nobles and their cavalry. Now, I had no trouble with that, as I believe some of the traditions do indeed say that Wallace was betrayed at Falkirk, so it was fine and it made for good drama.
I just hope that he, or whoever may do it, doesn't feel the need to prop up Boudicca by making her defeat due to something other than Roman superiority in warfare. There was no shame in losing like she did, as Roman armies often won while outnumbered, and never met an opponent they couldn't beat, and even if she had beaten Paulinus, the ultimate outcome would have been far from certain. If Nero decided that the Island wasn't worth keeping, then he would have abandoned it to the Britons, but if he decided to keep it then other Legions could have been sent to quell the rebellion.
She had a good run, but it was bound to end as it did so long as Rome was determined to win.
yep.