#THE GREEN KNIGHT MOVIE#

#THE GREEN KNIGHT MOVIE#

Gawain's world is once again focused on the darker, ashy aspects that prepared the viewer for the atmosphere of the movie and how dark the legend of Gawain is, or at least this interpretation. Truly the biggest thing of the movie is the visual spectacular that A24 accomplished in this film. I liked hearing them speak as if lost in the fantasy world, talking as if they were naturally placed in the world from long ago, adding that extra edge that I appreciate when it comes to world building in the movies. Fortunately, the Green Knight accomplishes the balance to utilize both in a manner that brings you into the world of Arthurian legend, without drowning you in a deluge of poetic language that is complicated to be distracting. The Dialogue:įantasy films are indeed filled with the archaic language of Medieval times that sometimes get lost to either common language to make it easy, or so lost in the old ways it's like Shakespeare that you are stumped more than certain. Yes, they handled the animal companion super well in this film and never compromised the integrity of the mature film they wanted to present in this film, which is a nice piece of work indeed. Beautifully animated and designed, he obtains the level of detail that I always look for in films, only bleeding into the artificial look a handful of times when they anthropomorphize him in the film. I love seeing cute animal sidekicks tag along and the fox that Gawain travels with is certainly up that alley. These mental challenges are geared towards the artistic minded certainly, no more so than the ending where the reflection will really hit you in the face should you stay that long. Time is certainly one of the deadliest components we face in this world, and in this film, that device is used brilliantly to show you how unnerving and mentally taxing the gift of time can be no matter how long you have.

Gawain's legend involves lots of inner reflection in his journey to face the Green Knight, set up with choices that would make any mere mortal potentially hesitate in what their morals will lead them next. The Green Knight does not disappoint in the pursuit of making you think, as the epic fantasy world is a canvas to once more reflect on the concepts we take for granted.

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