The Green Knight - Patreon Request UNCUT
Added 2024-12-15 23:27:08 +0000 UTC2021 / 2h10
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Agree with all of these. The giants scene was stunning. I also really like how much the camera work assists in the storytelling. From flipping rotating the sky and the ground to full spins to denote time... more stuff to pick up on with every viewing!
AubreyPhotog
2024-12-18 20:39:12 +0000 UTCIt was beautiful to look at and I'll be interested in rewatching it knowing what I know now. I've think it's a movie you also HAVE to rewatch. And next time I'll watch the story unfold, rather than try to figure it out. I never would have suspected the lord of the castle to be the Green Knight. As you said, it's really open to interpretation without knowing the poem. I've done a bunch of reading on it since - this one is a thinker for sure which I always appreciate. Great recommendation!
AubreyPhotog
2024-12-18 20:36:57 +0000 UTCA couple of the scenes that I particularly like visually: The scene where Gawain is leaving on his quest, the perspective has him leaving civilization behind so quickly. The whole scene with the giants. I liked the design on the Green Knight himself when we first meet him at Camelot, but really fell in love with it in the Green Chapel when we get a chance to get up and personal with him.
Zinphad
2024-12-16 17:31:58 +0000 UTCIt's a movie that's very much open to interpretation. The first time I watched it, I was similarly frustrated, being used to more forthright morality tales when it comes to Arthurian stories. On one hand, it assumes you know quite a bit about the legend to begin with (the characters and situations are not laid out for you). On the other hand, by not naming any of the other characters, it strips away all the baggage of Arthurian lore and focuses instead on just the tale. In the original story, the Green Knight turns out to be the lord of the castle Gawain stayed at, enchanted by Gawain's mother to serve as a test. The Green Knight nicks Gawain's neck for flinching, but overall Gawain passes his test by submitting for beheading. As djKENTO says, in his quest he fails again and again at living up the standards of noble virtues. Gawain insisting "I'm not ready yet" (to grow up and take on responsibilities). When he finally submits to the Green Knight without the sash, he states clearly, "Now I'm ready." Then we get that awesome enigmatic last line that could mean either that Gawain is going to die, or that he is being allowed to go off, with his head. Either way, the quest has ended with his acceptance. There are several scenes with no dialog that I feel are Gawain's inner thoughts, forcasting what the consequences of his action (or inaction) might be. For instance, in the forest with the skeleton, and of course the series of "post chapel" scenes.
Zinphad
2024-12-16 17:12:47 +0000 UTC
