Reminder that this finally hits theaters next week...

The Green Knight
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243804/
July 30, 2021
Theatrical Exclusive

Director David Lowery opens up about @TheGreenKnight's eerie influences—and how the pandemic allowed him to fall in love with his own movie. https://t.co/sB4zDG3BiI

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 19, 2021

Was just told we can, in fact, do social media reactions to THE GREEN KNIGHT, so let me start by saying that this movie whips a great number of asses, without mercy and without restraint. https://t.co/VvkbzTLcND

— Scott Wampler™ (@ScottWamplerBMD) July 23, 2021

The attention to detail and VFX (some practical, some digital) are top of the line, Dev Patel smolders and looks great holding an axe, Alicia Vikander crushes it in not one but two roles, and also the whole thing is low-key horny. I don't know what else you might need in a movie.

— Scott Wampler™ (@ScottWamplerBMD) July 23, 2021

powerbelly said:

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Is this a Gawain and the Green Knight retelling?

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Yes

This looks bad-ass.

Don't know this story, but the trailer has me interested. Looking forward to seeing it.

(but, for your own sake, just don't go in expecting an action movie. trippy Arthurian dark night of the soul fantasy shit? hell yeah. an indie-flavored summer blockbuster full of sword & sorcery battles? not so much. or at all. very much not a complaint).

— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) July 26, 2021

So I have lots and lots of thoughts on David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT. Particularly because it’s **checks notes** damn perfect. My review via @Polygon https://t.co/TMubveTpnw

— Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews) July 26, 2021

Claude! said:

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TCTTS said:

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So I have lots and lots of thoughts on David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT. Particularly because it’s **checks notes** damn perfect. My review via @Polygon https://t.co/TMubveTpnw

— Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews) July 26, 2021

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"He also recognizes the queer, homoerotic subtext of the original legend, and allows it to take root in the primary text."

Did the article's author read a different version of the legend than I did?

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These descriptions are giving me Excalibur vibes. Maybe we will get 2 dudes going at it in full armor ala Uther.

Claude! said:

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TCTTS said:

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So I have lots and lots of thoughts on David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT. Particularly because it’s **checks notes** damn perfect. My review via @Polygon https://t.co/TMubveTpnw

— Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews) July 26, 2021

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"He also recognizes the queer, homoerotic subtext of the original legend, and allows it to take root in the primary text."

Did the article's author read a different version of the legend than I did?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight#Homoerotic_interpretations

YouBet said:

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Claude! said:

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TCTTS said:

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So I have lots and lots of thoughts on David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT. Particularly because it’s **checks notes** damn perfect. My review via @Polygon https://t.co/TMubveTpnw

— Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews) July 26, 2021

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"He also recognizes the queer, homoerotic subtext of the original legend, and allows it to take root in the primary text."

Did the article's author read a different version of the legend than I did?

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These descriptions are giving me Excalibur vibes. Maybe we will get 2 dudes going at it in full armor ala Uther.

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Sounds more like you'll like "The Last Duel" then.

javajaws said:

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YouBet said:

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Claude! said:

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TCTTS said:

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So I have lots and lots of thoughts on David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT. Particularly because it’s **checks notes** damn perfect. My review via @Polygon https://t.co/TMubveTpnw

— Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews) July 26, 2021

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"He also recognizes the queer, homoerotic subtext of the original legend, and allows it to take root in the primary text."

Did the article's author read a different version of the legend than I did?

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These descriptions are giving me Excalibur vibes. Maybe we will get 2 dudes going at it in full armor ala Uther.

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Sounds more like you'll like "The Last Duel" then.

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I want to see that too!

Just got home from the matinee. I'm not sure what to think, overall I'd say it wasn't very good.

The parts were better than the whole. Great costumes, props, sets, scenes and acting. The backgrounds and countryside were beautiful. The overall mystical, fantasy mood was great. Delightfully weird, but probably could have been weirder to make up for the lack of action. I loved Sean Harris' depiction of an aging Arthur. Alicia Vikander is sexy and intriguing like always. Dev Patel was good, but kind of bland. Maybe he was supposed to be to not overreact to all the weird stuff happening to him.

Maybe it is bad expectations, but I'd expect an Arthurian movie with "Knight" in the title to have one or two bad ass sword fights. But this movie has 0 action in it. In fact I found it boring in a few spots.

Don't worry some of you guys on here worried about wokeness or whatever so much, your delicate sensibilities will remain intact. Dev Patel's race plays 0 role in the plot, that part could have been played by anyone. There is one small hint at homosexuality and one male-on-male kiss. Sorry to disappoint you that there isn't more for you to find something to complain about.

Quad Dog said:

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Just got home from the matinee. I'm not sure what to think, overall I'd say it wasn't very good.

The parts were better than the whole. Great costumes, props, sets, scenes and acting. The backgrounds and countryside were beautiful. The overall mystical, fantasy mood was great. Delightfully weird, but probably could have been weirder to make up for the lack of action. I loved Sean Harris' depiction of an aging Arthur. Alicia Vikander is sexy and intriguing like always. Dev Patel was good, but kind of bland. Maybe he was supposed to be to not overreact to all the weird stuff happening to him.

Maybe it is bad expectations, but I'd expect an Arthurian movie with "Knight" in the title to have one or two bad ass sword fights. But this movie has 0 action in it. In fact I found it boring in a few spots.

Don't worry some of you guys on here worried about wokeness or whatever so much, your delicate sensibilities will remain intact. Dev Patel's race plays 0 role in the plot, that part could have been played by anyone. There is one small hint at homosexuality and one male-on-male kiss. Sorry to disappoint you that there isn't more for you to find something to complain about.

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Damn it!!!

I forgot...pay attention to the backgrounds, especially in the countryside traveling scenes. Some great stuff just laid around in the backgrounds.

Quad Dog said:

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Just got home from the matinee. I'm not sure what to think, overall I'd say it wasn't very good.

The parts were better than the whole. Great costumes, props, sets, scenes and acting. The backgrounds and countryside were beautiful. The overall mystical, fantasy mood was great. Delightfully weird, but probably could have been weirder to make up for the lack of action. I loved Sean Harris' depiction of an aging Arthur. Alicia Vikander is sexy and intriguing like always. Dev Patel was good, but kind of bland. Maybe he was supposed to be to not overreact to all the weird stuff happening to him.

Maybe it is bad expectations, but I'd expect an Arthurian movie with "Knight" in the title to have one or two bad ass sword fights. But this movie has 0 action in it. In fact I found it boring in a few spots.

Don't worry some of you guys on here worried about wokeness or whatever so much, your delicate sensibilities will remain intact. Dev Patel's race plays 0 role in the plot, that part could have been played by anyone. There is one small hint at homosexuality and one male-on-male kiss. Sorry to disappoint you that there isn't more for you to find something to complain about.

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Agreed with all of this. Wanted to like it. Had a weirdly cool vibe at times but I found long sections to drag. Wouldn't watch again.

Saw it this afternoon. Not really impressed. I think it tried too hard (and failed) at being an artsy type of film. I think the other problem was that the story itself was just kind of boring. Stretch out a boring story with more boring stuff interspersed and you just end up with an even more boring film.

I keep thinking about ways to make this better. I keep coming back to more action. Maybe that's just the knucklehead American in me.

• Make him battle a beast at the bottom of the lake to get the woman's head.
• When he eats the mushrooms and has the vision of the green Knight, have them fight.
• In the poem this is based on, the woman in the castle is supposed to be seducing him. You cast Alicia Vikander, kick that seduction up like 6 notches.
• A cool battle in the flash forward
• The principle of Checkov's gun states that if you introduce a gun in the first act, then it better be shot in the third act. This movie should follow the Checkov's big green axe principle. I want to see somebody swing that sucker at more than a fox.

Sounds like it was exactly like the actual source story. Was interested to see if they would make it more exciting.

Wow, these are the things I was wanting in the movie. I enjoyed it but I wish it had something similar to these moments to keep from the dragging portions

Champ Bailey said:

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Sounds like it was exactly like the actual source story. Was interested to see if they would make it more exciting.

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Been a long time since I read it but they sort of skipped through the nights of temptation and stopped short. Didn't explain things at the end.