The Three Musketeers Movie Analysis

"All for one and one for all!”; A motto friends lived by, a group known as “The Three Musketeers”. The story dates back to 17th century France when the Three Musketeers and Milady, a lover of one of the Musketeers, stole blueprints for an Airship that was designed by Leonardo da Vinci. However, Milady betrays the Musketeers and hands over the blueprints to the Duke of Buckingham. Later, an underprivileged gentleman named, d'Artagnan leaves his home in and journeys to Paris with hope to join the Musketeers of the Guard; After several months had past, d'Artagnan discovers the famous Musketeers after challenging them to a dual by turning on his side to defeat Cardinal Richelieu's guards. After the fight they were summoned by King Louis XIII and Queen Anne where Richelieu pleads for the death of all four. However, the queen advocated for their life because of the bravery they displayed. The King ended up congratulating them and inviting them to a celebration. Later it was discovered that Milady was also in cahoots Cardinal Richelieu and
In the movie he was portrayed as a villain, and unfortunately that portrayal may not be too far from the truth. Cardinal Richelieu was a controversial political leader. Cardinal Richelieu was noted for his political accomplishments to include gaining control over territories in Italy, which put pressure on Spain's properties in Milan during the Spanish War. Richelieu also developed relationships with other countries in order to support France's war effort. As Osiander states, "In a 1632 memorandum, for example, Richelieu spells out his what he saw as the point of direct French intervention in the war: to make is possible to ruin the house of Austria completely, to profit from its dismemberment and to make the French kind the head of all the catholic princes of Christendom and thus the most powerful in Europe" (Osiander