I published a new In the Frame piece at The Escapist this evening. With the release of David Lowery’s The Green Knight on streaming, it seemed like a good opportunity to take a look at the director’s reimagining of classic Arthurian legend.
In particular, when is so fascinating about The Green Knight is the way that it takes a very classic and very conventional hero’s journey – the story of a character who embarks upon a quest that makes them better, stronger and wiser before returning home fundamentally changed by the experience – and gradually deconstructs it. Is a hero’s journey alone enough to make Gawain a great man? Can the adventure make him a different person? Is there a checklist of accomplishments that he must complete before he becomes a worthy knight? The Green Knight interrogates and explores these questions.
You can read the piece here, or click the picture below.
Filed under: On Second Thought | Tagged: arthurian legend, david lowery, dev patel, film, in the frame, Joseph Campbell, jrr tolkien, king arthur, Movie, myth, quest, review, the escapist, the green knight, the hero's journey |
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