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Watched the 4K version that was ripped. I enjoyed it, but all valid points here and it is exceedingly artsy. Amazing scenery and looks beautiful, good music as well. Best part is the c shot.
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The Green Knight (2020)
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Mahes
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I feel like I watched a painting.
That was a bit odd. Some parts were pretty interesting but a bit confusing. I liked the part with the giants even if that was also pointless. When the hand reached out I caught myself trying to back up my head. If you choose not to watch this movie, you are not missing anything. If you choose to watch it, it has some parts worth the watch but it is overly long.
That was a bit odd. Some parts were pretty interesting but a bit confusing. I liked the part with the giants even if that was also pointless. When the hand reached out I caught myself trying to back up my head. If you choose not to watch this movie, you are not missing anything. If you choose to watch it, it has some parts worth the watch but it is overly long.
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JonLancewood
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Re-read the English poem to prep for this and holy hell did this miss the mark. The plot did a pretty solid effort in emasculating Gawain and his motivations. Book Gawain is gun-ho for glory and to shower himself in virtue, he refused the creepy swinger wife like some sorta quasi-MGTOW legend, and returns to Camelot to fall on his sword and tell everyone about the sash. This movie blew ass and painted a different picture. It was about as good as that pointless upside down portrait.
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Rezz
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It's not good. Pretty, but not good. Could have done without the random handjob by the "Lady" character, while the old woman who is never explained just kind of hangs out. Just a lot of shit that doesn't make sense even within the context of the narrative. And then the entire "ending" sequence is just dumb.
My friends and I were watching it going "Is half this movie just him tripping balls from eating mushrooms?" because while beautiful, no character's motivations seemed correct.
Watch if you want to get some artsy shit going on while also enjoying some good cinematography. Don't watch for a stable and coherent retelling of Gawain, because it's not, and the story the put in its place is also not good.
My friends and I were watching it going "Is half this movie just him tripping balls from eating mushrooms?" because while beautiful, no character's motivations seemed correct.
Watch if you want to get some artsy shit going on while also enjoying some good cinematography. Don't watch for a stable and coherent retelling of Gawain, because it's not, and the story the put in its place is also not good.
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Chanur
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This is not what I expected based on the marketing. I expected a horror adventure type film. This is a drama. I was not familiar with the poem. That being said I really enjoyed it.
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Fountain 2.0 is a good way to describe it. When you realize what the film is really about, it makes the ending very satisfying.
ronne
Fountain 2.0 is a good way to describe it. When you realize what the film is really about, it makes the ending very satisfying.- 1
Angerz
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I believe it is supposed to be Gawain's mother, who is Morgen Le Fey, though never named. Arthur just refers to her as his sister.
And she is just keeping tabs on him in an illusion.
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spronk
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saw this over 2 nights, fell asleep multiple times. boring as fuck. its a great allegory for modern England though, a story about a premature ejaculating incompetent effeminate homosexual brown man who has no clue what he is doing and fails at everything, and is given all the power, money, and women by all the white people in England.
Don't fall for the "its beautiful!" trap either, its just ok. Mostly shots of pretty average forests. Ain't got shit on Costa Rica, Black Forest, the Shire, or Redwoods.
Don't fall for the "its beautiful!" trap either, its just ok. Mostly shots of pretty average forests. Ain't got shit on Costa Rica, Black Forest, the Shire, or Redwoods.
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I would say its about honor. Its about what honor means to a knight. Would you rather one thing... or the other? And once you know... then you will be ready.
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Chanur
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The green knight dies and comes back to life . He also becomes alive every Christmas. In addition Gawain has to give up the pagan magic protecting him and accept Christ at the end to avoid his fate.
That being all said honor is a major sub plot but that is largely tied to religion as well. As being an honorable knight is part of being a religious knight.
That being all said honor is a major sub plot but that is largely tied to religion as well. As being an honorable knight is part of being a religious knight.
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I watched this a couple of days ago I thought it was fantastic. Have still just been thinking about it. It's a little off putting with the Indian dude being Gawain, but he's good enough and it works.
I know I know I shouldn't have to suspend my disbelief that much, but it's so well shot and for the couple of hours or whatever, I was totally caught up with it.
Really took me out of this world, and I guess a good movie should always be able to do that. I thought the ending was fantastic, too.
Is this is my favorite Arthurian literature adaptation, of course not, we all know the true king, Excalibur.
However, this was a wonderful movie, and it's easily better than most of the BS that you see in the theaters or streaming. At least they tried to work their asses on off to make something artistic and interesting.
Probably one of the best movies I've seen all year. I know it's been out for a while, but God damn, it was great! This is sort of shit we should be championing as opposed to some dumbass Star Wars movie, fast and furious, etc...
I know I know I shouldn't have to suspend my disbelief that much, but it's so well shot and for the couple of hours or whatever, I was totally caught up with it.
Really took me out of this world, and I guess a good movie should always be able to do that. I thought the ending was fantastic, too.
Is this is my favorite Arthurian literature adaptation, of course not, we all know the true king, Excalibur.
However, this was a wonderful movie, and it's easily better than most of the BS that you see in the theaters or streaming. At least they tried to work their asses on off to make something artistic and interesting.
Probably one of the best movies I've seen all year. I know it's been out for a while, but God damn, it was great! This is sort of shit we should be championing as opposed to some dumbass Star Wars movie, fast and furious, etc...
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Homsar
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I saw this recently and it's fantastic. Never knew the short story/tale or whatever. Ending/story was much different then expected
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It's Gawain and the Green Knight. I think pretty classic Arthurian literature.
I remember the first film adaptation I had seen was Sean Connery as the Green Knight, I'll be back in the very early 80s. Saw it as a kid and I didn't necessarily understand it when I was super young.
From the literature standpoint, I believe there are different versions, much like most of Arthurian literature, but it's a pretty cool story. I haven't read her study that stuff since high school or college, and I guess maybe that's why the movie was so interesting.
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