Monday, January 22, 2018

Would watch again!

I will say I do not know about much European 5th century history, but the movie itself was entertaining. The acting could have been improved with more realistic scenes but for the most part I was intrigued the whole time. Most of the battle scenes were very dramatized. Example with the beginning fighting scene where the savage warriors from the north attacked the Roman wagon, Arthur and his knights road in and saved the day without misplacing a hair on their head. This identified them as invincible superheroes. To the battle on the frozen lake, it was almost too good to be true that they beat the odds with a winning victory against a much larger infantry, AND managed to get majority of the Saxon’s under water. The final battle had unique strategies at the opening that made you wonder when they had time to plan it all out, throwing balls of fire into the stampede of men and smoking out the battlefield to attack while on horses. It seemed as they accomplished all this effortlessly and letting the fire do the work. The warriors serving under Merlin had various painted symbols on their bodies, making them look like savages from the jungle with incredible assault skills. Originally they hated Arthur and his knights, literally attempting to kill them a few scenes prior to calling him King in the end. It is amazing how quick everyone was to join together for a common cause. Im curious if it would have played out like that in real life.  Arthur’s men seemed to have more authentic knight-like armor, considering they weren't head to toe in metal like the knights I invision in my mind; they also displayed what it is like to be true soldiers demonstrating brave chivalry. The character of Guinevere, Arthur's lover, was very influential however she did not present an actual lady from that time period by being brave and fearless with the battling soldiers. The idea and story line of King Arthur himself is not representable to reality; winning the battle, marrying the girl he saved, becoming King; all the loyalty, honesty, and courage illustrated creates an awesome screenplay. I thought I wouldn't enjoy the movie, but it turned out to be an entertaining creation for the well known "fairytale."

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