...and is finished with the blood of men. Boorman's view of a tragic tale of lust and deception and magic and steel is presented without a message. The message is that which you see in the story.<br /><br />Stand Back, Be Silent, Be Still, and remember.<br /><br />For it is the doom of men that they forget.<br /><br />The merlin steals the movie and it doesn't get any better until the end.<br /><br />