Henry V
Kenneth Branaghs Henry V is an ambitious film. ... Henry, in both the play and the film, must reconcile the heritage of his murderous father with his own dreams and ambitions. ... Two are used to denote Henrys relationship with the late Falstaff and his followers—Bardolph, Nym, Pistol, the Boy and Mistress Quickly— while the other is reserved for the final scene, the Treaty of Troyes, where both Henry and the French King recall their dead. ... This technique is used again as Henry forces Harfleur to surrender. ... The penultimate dissolve happens as Henry, once again bloodied and battered, stands on the cart holding the dead, overlooking the field of Agincourt. ... The one wipe occurs after Henry prays to God, just before the battle, begging Him not to penalize the English for the sins of Henry IV. ... Crispin, the moments in which Henry confronts the mockery of the Dauphin through Mountjoy, the herald. ... Despairingly even Henry and his lords appear of achieving their goal. ... Henry himself is far from the energizing leader who will shortly stir the blood of his men with the speech of St. ... Instead of following one or two characters through the battle, such as Henry and the Dauphin, the camera jumps from one character to another.