What you need to know about Mary, Queen of Scots before watching the trailer

2. The meeting is important for the film

Despite the scene being completely inaccurate, I would actually say it’s important for the film. After all, the scene will help the movie meet the Bechdel test. Putting the two women opposite each other and making them share screen time offers the chance for these two powerful women to talk strategy, the fate of their two nations, and how men consistently rule. Sure, they would have had ladies in waiting, but it would have been the men they would have had to strategize with at the time.

Plus, we get two strong, talented, and beautiful actresses sharing screen time. This will be one of the moments many see the film for–they want to see both hold their own together. While it may be inaccurate, it’s a powerful move in a world of the #MeToo campaign and the fight for more equality in Hollywood.

And it’s because of this that I can accept the change to history. It’s not like the writers will have just decided to overlook a commonly known fact in history. It’s that they want to show something that many other movies fail to do.