Every so often, a film comes along that blows your mind. Such is the case with writer/director David Lowery's The Green Knight, a gleefully twisted horror flick and one of the most visceral to come along in quite some time--a masterpiece of form and world-building.
Starring the mighty Dev Patel, The Green Knight doesn't have a lot in common with other epic, sweeping Arthurian dramas. Lowery tells a familiar story but uses camera movement, editing and special effects to create an atmosphere of such startling specificity that you could swear you've never seen or heard of Arthur before. You're in such a daze that by the time Lowery follows a familiar path, you've entirely forgotten where it leads.
The movie is most satisfying when it forges a new path. Patel plays Sir Gawain, the brash young Nephew of King Arthur who wants to be a knight at The Roundtable,...
Starring the mighty Dev Patel, The Green Knight doesn't have a lot in common with other epic, sweeping Arthurian dramas. Lowery tells a familiar story but uses camera movement, editing and special effects to create an atmosphere of such startling specificity that you could swear you've never seen or heard of Arthur before. You're in such a daze that by the time Lowery follows a familiar path, you've entirely forgotten where it leads.
The movie is most satisfying when it forges a new path. Patel plays Sir Gawain, the brash young Nephew of King Arthur who wants to be a knight at The Roundtable,...
- 7/29/2021
- by Asher Luberto
- DailyDead
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