Talk About Movies: Part 4
Somehow threads merged, so here's part 4 of our ongoing movie discussion.
"Everybody on there seems to hate it"
This mf really reading all of twitter? Lol
Only people I see crying about it are idiots who watch dumb streamers like critical drinker and asmongold.
Fun fact, Asmongold called me an R slur because I called attention to an in game achievement that was racially insensitive. I got hate from his minions for weeks. I didn’t even tweet at him, it was just one he found and ran with it.
I do too, but I wanted to see the general reaction, so, you know, hashtag.
Everyone seems to be not only a movie critic but versed in Attic Greek.
I don't know those YouTubers mentioned above, but, ****, the reaction is almost as bad as those who attempted to ban The Passion of the Christ before seeing any trailer.
We could try this. Rate a film from the trailer alone.
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The Green Knight by David Lowery is a retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a middle English poem by anonymous, aka, The Gawain Poet.
This is the second time I've watched this one. Dav Patel plays a knight who meets the challenge of The Green Knight who asks if anyone will cut off his head and then return a year later to face the same challenge.
The next year, the knight embarks to complete "the game." Along the way he is robbed, meets the ghost of Winifred who tells him she has lost her head, finds a castle where he spends three nights before going to the Green Knight to have his head cut off.
That's the basic plot. The film is beautifully done; its mysterious settings evoke the middle ages well.
Lowery directed one of my favorite films, A Ghost Story, and while The Green Night does not equal that one, it comes close.
I don't remember anyone here mentioning this film, so I'm wondering if anyone else has seen it. You can find it on Kanopy.
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I love The Green Knight. My jaw was on the floor for the first viewing and feel like I absorbed a lot more on second viewing. I love the weirdness of the world. Like the giants walking around, not really explained, they're just there. Think there's a lot of conversation about pride and taking responsibility in there. I'm also a big fan of Ralph Ineson, The Green Knight. His voice feels out of this world. I could listen to him talk for days. I think he's a big reason why I love The Witch so much.
Lowery is a talented filmmaker, always interested in what he's doing next. Only one I didn't really enjoy was Pete's Dragon. A Ghost Story is my favorite of his, that one felt so personal, deeply moving stuff.
The Green Knight by David Lowery is a retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a middle English poem by anonymous, aka, The Gawain Poet. This is the second time I've watched this one. Dav Patel plays a knight who meets the challenge of The Green Knight who asks if anyone will cut off his head and then return a year later to face the same challenge. The next year, the knigh
I've seen it a couple of times, once in the theater after COVID. There's something worth noting when the kid gives the Green Knight directions at the battlefield.
If you haven't read the 2007 translation by Simon Armitage, please do so ASAP. It is magnificent.
(If anybody wants my paperback copy, send me your address. I would love to propagate this work. First come, first served.)
