Becket (1964)

King Henry II and his servant Thomas Becket are great friends. Since Henry's a child who's sick of the church not doing what he wants it to do, he puts his buddy Tom in a position of church power so that it will no longer be a problem. Of course, if things went as planned, there'd be little reason for a movie.

Basically, Becket's a decent fellow who has never had a problem choosing obedience to king -- even when it meant sacrificing the woman he loved to him. But once he also was forced to become a slave to God, the choice of whom to follow when the directives don't match becomes problematic (more for the king than for Becket).

I just didn't really go for this, though the subject sounded intriguing. It just pounded away at the story with very little subtlety.

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