Review of The Green Knight (2021) by Jluis_001 — 25 Aug 2021

'Is this... really all there is?''

''What else ought to be?'' I've heard of this story, although I've never read it, therefore, what I can allow myself as an explanation is that The Green Knight on film is not an extraordinary story. After'Is this... really all there is?''

''What else ought to be?''

I've heard of this story, although I've never read it, therefore, what I can allow myself as an explanation is that The Green Knight on film is not an extraordinary story.

After all, what is seen and played out is a very basic portrayal of a young man basically finding his courage on his journey to greatness, while also becoming a man in the process.

This is a story that has been seen on several occasions, and what this film proposes in its final sequence is, in my opinion, understanding how that bravery means nothing, if you don't learn from the experience.

That sequence being a vision, shows us the future of the lead character who, by escaping from his bargain, gains power, but ends up as a reviled and abandoned king, who ends up losing his kingdom and ultimately ends up dead. Like everything.

So what makes The Green Knight different? Well, frankly different wouldn't be an adequate definition.

The Green Knight is a great movie for the way it's made.

It's a visual feast, loaded with extremely strong symbolism and hidden meanings.

Its idea and concept is to create a fantastic atmosphere through those elements and I think it does quite well in that regard.

It's a long, passive and slow movie, yet my attention never wavered.

Of course it will be called presumptuous and pretentious, and it is, but it's also a great cinematic achievement, and I think the film provides more than enough elements to justify being that way.

It's not a perfect film, but it's impeccable.

Certainly made for a small niche of viewers, and as elitist as that may sound, if it's not your thing, it ain't your thing. It's fine.

But if you give it a chance, then great.