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Knight’s Tail
by Michael Flanagan
Solid
I went into A
Knight’s Tale not expecting much.
Perhaps that is why I enjoyed it so
much. An
ancient mathematician once said that the
expectation of the failure of a film is
inversely proportional to the enjoyment of
said film.
Whether this is the case or not, Knight’s
Tale is a really enjoyable movie.
Don’t be fooled by
the medieval look.
This movie, starring the charismatic
up-and-coming Heath Ledger, begins with
Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” not just
as background music, but with audience
participation. Yes, that’s right, the medieval tournament-watchers are
hitting the medieval fences with their
medieval hands to the beat of “dam dum
CLAP, dam dum CLAP.”
Fortunately, this is about as extreme
as the film gets in that direction.
It serves as an introduction, saying,
“Get rid of your expectations, this
one’s going to be different.”
And different it is.
The people speak modern-day dialogue,
eloquently mixed with neo-Shakespearean
poetry.
Humor mixes in slapstick comedy and
plays-on-words.
The royalty dances in elegant steps,
and modern choreography.
Women act as modern women, supporters
of equality of the genders, and they don’t
shy away from an occasional romp in a
knight’s tent.
The people paint their faces in the
shapes of the knights’ crests, much like
the sporting event attendees of today.
And somehow, through
all this, it achieves a perfect balance,
creating a likeable tone amidst what should
be utter chaos.
It has the stories and gimmicks of
Geoffery Chaucer.
It shows a detestable villain,
heinously played by name.
It shows a love story, complete with
boy meeting girl, losing girl, and, well, I
wouldn’t want to give away the ending.
I will say, however, that A
Knight’s Tale is a great family film,
date movie, buddy movie, and an altogether
good story that leaves plenty of growing
room for cast and crew alike.
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Numder One Fan
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This movie is truly the best movie in the world and im just a kid
and i loved it. It was so amazing, i could watch that movie over and
over again. i loved it so much for my school talent show im acting
out a scene from the movie.I LOVE
IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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:Kopijo
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This Movie is a great tale of
love, action and suspence. A great movie to watch over an over for
sure. This movie keeps it's Audiance captured with its ability to
change the subject and suprise anyone in the mood to enjoy a drama.
Filmaking rarely goes as far
as making somthing one would watch again and again. This also keeps
a sence of it's setting while featuring some of the greatest songs
gracing our generation. |
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