Ivan the Terrible, Part One

I feel that todays film has given me a better understanding of how Russia began its transformation into what it is today. I really like how the film portrays the difficulties that Ivan faced once named the tzar of Russia. I could not believe how consistent the Boyar's were in attempting to ruin Ivan. As of right now, in the film, he is willing to do anything to deny the Boyar's power. This leads to many interesting/entertaining scenes depicting the determined Ivan stopping the boyar's. Ivan did what he thought was best for the motherland, however, I felt that he was somewhat cruel(maybe pushing evil??) if he needed to be. It seemed to get worse as he gained more power. It got so bad that he was willing to rid the Boyars of their houses just because they would not do what he wanted them to. I am interested to see what happens to Ivan the Terrible in part two because I do not know the story.