It has its weird, atmospheric mythology and fantasy elements, but it also grounds the drama in relatable and nervous human emotions. This is what I appreciated throughout The Green Knight. If any one of us, dear reader, knew that our lives were coming to an end, summoning the courage to meet that would be a herculean effort, and many of us would crumble under the pressure. That sounds good in theory but it's a lot harder to realize in real life. It truly seems like he's marching off to meet his executioner, and that realization forces him to quickly adapt into the heroic mold he's been aspiring for, the legendary knight, bold and brave and meeting death square in the eye. As the movie progresses, Gawain becomes more and more anxious about the potential of getting himself out of his predicament. He's taken advantage of by highway robbers and placed at an even greater risk of failure. As Gawain sets off on his quest, he sets off proud, striding his horse, not looking back at his home as he rides off into facing his destiny, and then he's immediately beset by treachery that removes the pristine shine off the tales of old. Lowery positions his movie from the perspective of an eager naïf yearning for a proper adventure to bring him respect and legacy, but he's also a scared young man who is dreading the worst possible outcome that could be the only outcome. The vulnerability of the heroes is often cast aside to provide further attention to the grandiosity of the experience and entertainment. This is an Arthurian legend that is potentially a thousand years old, and when it comes to big screen adventures steeped in the mythology of cultures of old, it's easy to get swept up in the fantasy spectacle of monsters and heroism. Where The Green Knight excels is with the distillation of mood and myth-making while not losing sight on its own sense of humanity. He rides out of Camelot in search of the Green Knight and perhaps a solution out of his predicament. The months pass and Gawain is drinking and sleeping away his last remaining time before finally accepting to meet his fate. He only picks up his fallen head and promises that in one year, he'll deliver the same to Gawain.
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Full of bravado, Gawain takes mighty Excalibur and decapitates the Green Knight. That knight can inflict whatever blow or mark upon him, but then the Green Knight will return the exact favor in one year's time. Then one Christmas, a Green Knight (Ralph Ineson) enters the kingdom and challenges any daring knight to a game. He longs to be accepted as a respected knight but he has no adventures to his name.
Gawain (Dev Patel) is the nephew to the King of England (Sean Harris).
It's got good graces, an artistic vision, and a preponderance on atmosphere that can feel a little strained at points. It's not surprising then that The Green Knight would be a polarizing film of differing expectations. Maybe they were expecting something more conventional, which is a mistake considering it's written and directed by David Lowery, who has dabbled in a studio sphere (Pete's Dragon, the upcoming Disney Peter Pan remake) but seems more at home with introspective, quiet, occasionally overly obtuse art-house pictures, the kind like 2016's A Ghost Story where Rooney Mara eats a pie for ten minutes (I will never forget this puzzling movie moment). Much like the contentious differences of opinion over It Comes at Night and Hereditary, it seems like general audiences are a little more indifferent to hostile for this arty release than the critics. The Green Knight is an indie drama heavy on atmosphere and mood and a little lax on pacing, falling into yet another A24 discrepancy between critics and audiences.