The Green Knight hit theaters recently and is a super dense movie. Let's decode its many meanings. There is an overlap between religion and history, between metaphor and truth, between what actually happens and what we feel like happens. This convergence of elements is actually where the narrative form, storytelling at its core, draws all its power. When we loosen our grip on the facts and allow meaning and interpretation to drift, magical things happen. We create a more powerful interpretation of the world, of events… we create the meaning of existence. And if we do this well enough, it transcends time and lasts for generations. Lessons or parables told and retold in new ways, or the same ways. All of this is why David Lowery and A24’s The Green Knight is such a fascinating and dense feature film. If we can understand this film and its history, we can truly better understand our craft. Based on the Arthurian Lore, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a deeply symbolic, meaningful, and challenging story. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 2 August, 2021