The Green Knight
THE GREEN KNIGHT
One of my favorite films is The Green Knight, a dark Arthurian fantasy-drama regarding Sir Gawain, a mysterious enemy, a quest, and a beheading.
Rich and strange indeed: Dev Patel’s Gawain shouts at unhearing giants, plays politics and snuggles up to a lordly couple, and dives into a lake to recover the head of a murdered saint. Its intricate medieval sensibilities and powerful, life-and-death imagery captivated me upon first watch.
