This is very spoilery about the ending — does Gawain die a hero’s death or live a long, boring life? — and his tests along the way. The actual ending is directly below, with more explanation further down. (My 4/5 review is here.) It’s deliberately ambiguous at the very end, as Gawain kneels in the… The Green Knight: quests, tests and magic Read More
The Green Knight 4 stars
Gawain, King Arthur’s headstrong nephew, embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic stranger and tester of men. The Green Knight is about the making of legends, though by the end it looks very much as if a chivalric knight is just a sacrificial victim. It’s certainly relevant to us… The Green Knight Read More
“It’s just a flesh wound!” Separating Green Knight fact from fiction with Ralph Ineson
Ineson plays the not-so-jolly green giant in David Lowery’s upcoming movie The Green Knight, which also stars Dev Patel as Sir Gawain. A24 have now released this short film Legends Never Die: An Oral History of ‘Sir Gawain and The Green Knight,’ narrated by Ineson — a crash course on the 14th century epic poem that… “It’s just a flesh wound!” Separating Green Knight fact from fiction with Ralph Ineson Read More
NEW Green Knight poster and Sir Gawain is on a mission
I love it, but is there perhaps a German word for how your brain feels when the word for a colour is written in another colour? Because that’s how I feel right now. Let’s face it, the knights of King Arthur’s round table were starting to look a bit wet, so it’s good to see… NEW Green Knight poster and Sir Gawain is on a mission Read More
The Green Knight: verily thou should check out these images
“Oh my god! Niiiice,” said my 9 year old when he saw me uploading these images. I agree with him, though I’m taking about Dev Patel, aka Sir Gawain, and he was probably admiring the horse. The Green Night is a twist on the famous Athurian legends, with Sir Gawain up against the Green Knight,… The Green Knight: verily thou should check out these images Read More
Heads up, the new trailer for The Green Knight has arrived
*** My 4/5 review is now live *** Face thy destiny and watch it now! “Honour. That is why a knight does does what he does.” From filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table, with Dev Patel starring as Sir Gawain. It’s… Heads up, the new trailer for The Green Knight has arrived Read More