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"What is honor?"

~(Son)~

 

"Honor is--

What no man can give you, and none can take away. 

Honor is a man's gift to himself."

~(Rob Roy MacGregor)~

 

"How do you know if you have it?"

~(Son)~

 

"Never worry on the getting of it.  It grows in you and speaks to you.

All you need to do is listen."

~(Rob Roy MacGregor)~

 

 

Rob Roy (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Rob Roy is a 1995 adventure film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Liam Neeson stars as Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th-century Scottish historical figure who battles with feudal landowners in the Scottish Highlands. Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, and Jason Flemyng also star. Roth was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the villain Archibald Cunningham.

 

The critic applauded Tim Roth's performance, calling it "crucial" to the film's success.

Plot

Rob Roy MacGregor (Liam Neeson) is a cattle drover and the leader of a clan in 18th century Scotland. He seeks and receives a loan of £1000 from the Marquis of Montrose (John Hurt). One of the Marquis's henchmen, Archibald Cunningham (Tim Roth), learns about the loan from Montrose's factor, Killearn (Brian Cox). Cunningham kills MacGregor's best friend MacDonald (Eric Stoltz) and steals the money.

Unable to pay his loan, MacGregor is forced to become an outlaw when he refuses to bear false witness for Montrose against the Duke of Argyll (Andrew Keir). He is hunted by Cunningham, who rapes MacGregor's wife Mary (Jessica Lange) to provoke him. Cunningham ultimately captures MacGregor after killing his brother. However when Cunningham presents him to Montrose, MacGregor escapes. Meanwhile, Mary tells the Duke of Argyll that MacGregor fled Montrose because of his refusal to bear false witness against him. Meanwhile, Macgregor persuades Argyll to propose to Montrose a duel between him and Cunningham, leading to a climactic sword duel to the death.

 

Historical Accuracy

 

In Rob Roy, the Scottish Highlanders and English aristocrats are portrayed in opposite manners. The Guardian wrote, "The baddies are English and queer, the goodies are Scottish and ruggedly hetero." It asserted the Scottish portrayal as American-driven and referenced a subplot where one of Rob Roy's men wants to emigrate to America. In addition, while the film spanned the years between 1712 and 1722, historical events like the rising of the clans, the battles of Sheriffmuir and Glen Shiel were left out of the film.
 

In the film, the characters Killearn (John Grahame in real life) and Cunningham steal £1,000 that was given to Rob Roy by Montrose as an investment. In reality, Montrose provided Rob Roy £1,000 yearly between 1702 and 1712, and the theft was by one of Rob Roy's men or reportedly by Rob Roy himself. The historical Rob Roy also had an anti-Whig attitude, attacking a kirk in Arngask, stealing the congregation's bibles and forcing its members to strip naked; the attack was not included in the film. In addition, Cunningham (not based on a real person) rapes Mary to provoke Rob Roy, where a legend existed that Grahame (Killearn in the film) was the rapist. Regardless, historians doubt sexual violence took place; Rob Roy captured Grahame but treated him well. Mary, who became pregnant in the film as a result of the rape, was not pregnant at the time in real life. She was only pregnant four years after the supposed rape, giving birth to Robin Og.

 

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Part of what I liked about this movie

 was

the relationship between Rob Roy and his wife Mary; 

how Rob Roy stood by his wife

despite

the possibility she was carrying someone else child due to no fault of her own.

 

All one has to do is substitute

Joseph

for the the character of Rob Roy and you have a story very similar to the birth of Jesus.

 

It is also this honor Rob Roy MacGreagor speaks of in this movie

I accuse 

my ex-neighbors George Robert Gary, Sr. ThD and his wife Janet,
as well as the Glenn Memorial Methodist Church not living up to.

That...
and underestimating mine.