Green Knight: 25 Things You Missed

Medieval epic poems, chivalric romances, and the contradicting tales of morality from an era caught between paganism and the rise of Christianity are perhaps a niche interest but A24 has never shied away from a niche. David Lowery’s new film takes the niche up a notch with a kingly and ominous adaptation of the 14th century anonymous work Sir Gawain and the titular Knight, inspired by many Welsh themes, with a beheading game lifted from 8th century Irish mythology. From trailers alone, there’s a lot going on, and I can tell you that seeing the film increases the chaos and conjures many a’question. With gorgeous landscapes that remind us of both Lord of the Rings and more ominous fare like Midsommar, animals who talk, animals who stalk, a timeless, anachronistic take on costume design, color theory we haven’t really seen since the mid 90s, there’s so much to dig into on production design alone! And that ending? What was going on with that? What is a dream? What is a vision? Am I a vision? Are we human or are we dancers? How is Dev Patel so good at everything all the time? I hear ya, I hear ya. And baby, I’m covering it all. So hie thee hither, my strong lads, pretty lasses, and brave souls of sordid spectrums. Let’s talk about the ogham, the oh mys, the bears, the foxes, and the way Dev Patel makes everyone want to draw him on horseback. You think you know what to expect from an Arthurian tale, but you’ve got no idea. Like MTV Diary. The opening VO perhaps says it best:

“And of all who reigned, none had renown like the boy who pulled sword from stone. But this is not that king, nor is this his song.”

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 The Round Table
0:57 Pentangle
1:20 Five Knightly Virtues
1:44 Saint Winifred
2:09 The Questing Beast
2:51 Not a knight, not yet a legend
3:26 What’s in a name
4:10 Christianity & Paganism
4:45 Green with what?
5:11 Morgan & Merlin
5:45 Holly & Moss
6:21 Witchcraft details
6:58 Blinded
7:29 Lowery’s first ending vs Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
7:49 Puppet foreshadowing and visions of decay
8:20 A Vision of Gawain’s Camelot
9:08 The Green Knight’s Face
9:47 End Credits & Lineage
10:16 Casting Dev Patel
10:48 Illness & re-edits
11:24 Nature in the score
11:50 Building the Knight
12:15 Willow
12:48 Other film inspirations
13:19 IRL/Lore inspirations

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Written by: Miranda Adama
Narrated by: Caleb Pryor @imklubb
Edited by: Guillermo A

[ScreenRant]

Which character is your favorite from the movie? Let us know why!

[gametapefriendsonline]

We really wanna see Ryan George try and do a pitch meeting for this.

[AGoodJoe]

Arthur's face was the only one I noticed in the changing face of the Green Knight at the chapel, so I very much look forward to owning a copy for late night, stoned viewing. Brilliant film

[alexwilkinson]

One of the best screenrant videos in years, green Knight/Gwain slash for the win

[emillelee]

If an A24 movie didn't leave you confused by the ending then it really wasn't an A24 movie

[Primenumber]

The movie begins saying this is a story about a king, but not Arthur. Then the green knights note reads they will part in trust and friendship. So no... he didn’t die at the end people. They literally say that at the beginning. To put it simply He would have to leave alive to replace his uncle to become king, and he would have to be alive for their parting to be in trust and friendship. This is not ambiguous, he survives the ending.

[samblah]

Had a hash brownie, put on a random movie called the green knight...my god.
Great time had.

[firstname__lastname]

I feel much better now that I know what I actually watched! Thank you ❤️

[GaiaPapaya]

Small side note: Sir Gawain's mother is actually Morgause, half sister to Arthur and Morgain Le Fay. In the tale this is based in Morgain however summoned the Green Knight and for this movie they kinds just mushed the two sisters together into one.

[MattD]

His mother showed up in the faces at the end on the green night as well.

[MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

When Gawain took the mushrooms, he saw a silhouette of Essel which transformed into a silhouette of the Green Knight.

[ajtat]

Loved the film, But I get why a lot of people don't get why it's great.

[ltlbuddha]

I think the ambiguous ending the best choice. The director's original ending, and the one from the original tale, are both unsatisfying to me.

[bambinocinefilo]

I think I missed the movie, jejeje. Now I’m very interested in this film!

[alexmason]

Isn't the fox his witch mother trying to guide him??

[aja]

It’s mysticism (miss teh siz em) not my stick ism 😂 other than that cool video 👍🏽

[mt]

I went in knowing nothing about the movie and only watched the first few seconds of the trailer.
I honestly thought i was going to see lots of fighting and war and how some guy became a King.
Idk if I fell asleep but the 2 hours passed by fast, weird movie but interesting.

[markbeck]

I think this movie, and Barry Lyndon, will stick with me for the rest of my Life.

[unninarayanan]

Literally one of best movie of the year🥰💙

[WelchC]

Is this the Burger King mascot origin story