A24's new film The Green Knight is a masterful yet perplexing film that adapts arthurian legend in a way that it has never been adapted before. In this video, I will attempt to explain references and hints you missed in the Green Knight as well as what I believe the over-all meaning of this film stunning film is. Also, I will compare this film to it's source material, the epic poem, to see how it differs.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 The Source Material - Chivalric Romance
01:51 The Basic Plot
02:26 Morgan le Fay Film vs Poem
03:02 Use of Magic
03:22 The Green Man & His Meaning
04:39 Gawain's Journey
04:56 The 5 Knightly Virtues
05:45 The Scavengers
05:58 Winifred Origin
06:22 The Giants
06:38 The Fox or Questing Beast
07:26 The Lord & Lady
08:44 The Green Chapel & Knight
09:26 The Sash/Girdle explained
10:02 Gawain's Vision
10:51 Ending Explained
11:08 Ending in Poem
11:32 Morgan Le Fay Motive
12:08 Outro















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