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            As with any Hollywood movie, based on historic stories, there are to be many false or over-exaggerated details so the movie sells. There has been one good King Arthur movie, and it is not this one. King Arthur (2004) is a terrible and boring movie to put it bluntly. There are several massive faults with this movie that should blow the viewers mind.

 First of all, the story shows the viewer the ruler of Rome is the Pope. The Pope is not the ruler of Rome. It is in fact Emperor that is the true ruler. The Emperor held the power of taxation, the military, and the lands Rome held, not the Pope. Why was there the love story between Lancelot and Guinevere? She had "relations" with Arthur because death was approaching, but then randomly Lancelot? It was definitely the hair. The best reason to dislike this movie is the ice-lake scene again. The character who strikes at the ice with a mere pickax would not cause all that ice to break as it did— basic logic. Also, even if the pickax worked, both armies would have fallen through the ice. The scenes were rushed and not entertaining at all. When I was not sleeping, I was furious with how poorly written the film actually was. Finally, Rome had left the island by the time this movie took place. The armies left over fifty years prior to the movies date. 

The movie does have some truth to it, however. The Christians did start to move into England approximately in 330 A.D., so the depiction of Christianity there is justified. Also, the usage of chainmail is correct for the Roman armor; the chainmail worm over the knights head started in the 12^th century. Lastly, the knights all had certain qualities that made the group work well.

Overall, the typical viewer would not notice these faults, and the movie should not be liked or disliked based on them, as it fits its narrative. However, it should be disliked for how poorly written it was; come-on, where did the “love” come from between Lancelot and Guinevere?

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