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Post by GRWelsh on Apr 29, 2022 11:06:11 GMT -5
It's that time of the year again... time to read "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"! It's the medieval poem I reread every Spring. Since I am down two players (one babysitting, one with Covid), I think I'm going to turn this week's Game Night into Movie Night. My suggestion is to watch THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021) tomorrow. I have not seen it yet, but it is by A24 that also produced THE VVITCH (2015) and THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) so I am expecting an arthouse psychedelic fantasy which if done right could be very appropriate for this source material. Has anyone else seen it yet?
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Post by GRWelsh on May 2, 2022 7:01:00 GMT -5
This was what I expected: a psychedelic (even including mushrooms) and artsy take on the story. I really liked it, but it is the opposite of straight-forward action adventure since it is dreamlike and full of symbolism and meaning below the surface, so isn't for everybody. In that way, it reminds me of MOTHER! (2017) or THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) in how it doesn't spell everything out and challenges the viewer to think. This version of the Green Knight story sent me down the rabbit hole over the weekend of reviewing other adaptations.
I'm going to have to watch this again but with subtitles. I want to compare the language used to what was in the poem. I did notice some changes from the original, but I was okay with them. For example, I think the woman intended to be Morgan Le Fay was his mother rather than his aunt in this version, and the Green Knight was more like Green Man than what was described in the book. The acting was good and visually it was a work of art. The soundtrack was impressive as well.
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Post by geneweigel on May 2, 2022 22:51:04 GMT -5
It was on pay per view but now its gone for some reason.
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