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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

You know, that movie that purports to give the origin story of Excalibur? Yeah. That one.

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

But... But... But...

[Cry]

The medievalist in me just died a little. The classist decided to join him.

I want to give a coherent response, but mostly I'm reduced to spluttering. I can manage a few simple points.

1. Excalibur was not the sword in the stone. Excalibur came from the Lady of the Lake, after Arthur broke the sword from the stone.
2. Last Emperor? How, exactly, are they picking one? Ah forget it, standard Hollywood mangling of Rome.
3. The Britons were "barbarians" just as much as the Goths who sacked Rome, and maybe moreso.

It hurt so bad I couldn't finish the trailer.

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

What a horrible mess. At least the frantic, chanting Latin women in this trailer have a reason to be chanting in Latin.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Eaquae, can you name a single Arthurian fantasy from The Mists of Avalon onward that -hasn't- been extremely revisionist of both mythology and history?

Just sayin' it wasn't started by Hollywood. [Smile]

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

I'm going to think of this as an Alternative Reality Arthur.

And I will have more fun than the rest of you.

So. I win.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Alternative realities: The ones the mother and father realities don't like to talk about.

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
Eaquae, can you name a single Arthurian fantasy from The Mists of Avalon onward that -hasn't- been extremely revisionist of both mythology and history?

Just sayin' it wasn't started by Hollywood.

Heh heh. No, I know that the revisionism started probably back even before Geoffrey of Monmouth. It's just that this one seems worse than usual. I never thought "King Arthur" would seem like a good movie in comparison to anything.

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

quote:
I never thought "King Arthur" would seem like a good movie in comparison to anything.

First Knight?

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

At least First Knight had Sean Connery, who I generally enjoy on screen. That puts it one Scottish actor above King Arthur (not very far).