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Subject: A Knight's Tale
Date:
Sat, 16 Jun 2001
From: pc setter
I went to see A Knight's Tale with my friend and as Ebert says,
I would give it two thumbs up. It had me in stiches, laughing the
entire time. Plus that, the lack of language and sex did not make
me feel guilty about laughing and enjoying this excellant movie.
I highly recommend it.
DO
THE RIGHT THING
Subject: KNIGHT'S TALE
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001
From: Laura
I
thought this was a very good and enjoyable movie, though I did have
some trouble with the modern music. After reading all the comments
to date as well as the excellent summary, I noticed something that
seemed to be missing. Before William receives grace, he stands up
and faces the consequences of his actions, going against the wishes
of his friends. To me, this was a wonderful lesson of responsibility
tucked into a movie with many lessons going on.
OVER
DOING EVERYTHING
Subject: A_Knights_Tale
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001
From: ECMNA
I
thought that this movie started with a good plot and all but it
really seemed that they kept overdoing everything. One example of
this was when his "lover" wanted him to lose for her and then when
he did this for her and went through this the hard way. Then she
wanted him to win for her at the last possible second. It's not
the fact that she does this that is cheesy it's the fact that he
wins. There are many examples of this in the movie. It seems like
the scriptwriters were running out of ideas. It started out as a
very poor movie and you would think that it couldn't get much worse
right, Wrong. Now they decide that it would be funny to put a Nike
swoosh on his armor. I don't know who thought that up but that was
just a little over the top. So you can see although the movie started
with a descent script it shows how a few little things can ruin
a movie. Another thing that just made the movie was the accents.
Williams' "lover" made the worst attempt at a British accent I have
ever seen. The whole time she was going back and forth between a
British and American accent, which just made the already hard to
follow movie even harder to follow. Therefore this was a movie that
isn't worth paying spending the money on and a waste of time. I
would recommend that you don't see this movie and saver yourselves
the 10 bucks.
NOT
WHAT I WAS EXPECTING!
Subject: A_Knights_Tale
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001
From: Emily
When walking into the theatre to see this movie I was expecting
to see a serious film. But as soon as the "we will, we will rock
you" cheer began to play at the jousting tournament in the beginning
I knew my expectations were wrong. The movie went an like this,
adding in bits of modern life to the medieval story line for a interesting
twist. It took a while to get used too but once the strange comedy
played out, I found myself laughing throughout the rest of the movie,
something I haven't been able to do with most of the movies I've
gone to see.
I
was very impressed by the contents of the movie. No sex, very little
nudity (only a hilarious characters bare bum), and no swearing (that
I caught). I didn't walk out of this movie wondering what the point
of some scenes were.
I
didn't catch it at first but after looking back on the movie themes
of mercy and grace played a big role in this movie. The main character,
William Thatcher, struggles to change his "stars" and become more
than any one believes he can be. He is always willing to show grace
to his opponents that are in need of some mercy. The protagonist,
Count Adhemar, uses Williams offering of mercy against him to try
to win glory for himself. The biggest portrayal of mercy comes near
the end of the movie after William has been arrested for his crime
of posing as a knight. He is locked up until the Prince comes along
and, remembering the mercy William showed him, shows mercy on William
and knights him.
This
is a great movie, I recommend it to everyone, young and old!
Emily
OKAY
Subject: A_Knights_Tale
Film Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001
From: Richard
"A
Knight?s Tale" is an all around good movie, however, it did not
have me on the edge of my seat, or rolling in the aisles from laughter,
but at least it was a good clean show that is fairly entertaining.
This movie was not exactly what I expected but it had a few fun
surprises like the soundtrack, the whole grace issue, and the fact
that they kept the movie relatively clean.
The
weirdest part of the whole flick was the soundtrack. How can you
take a movie like this seriously when the first song is "We Will
Rock You" and the crowd is clapping and cheering to it. For some
reason I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that they are trying
to tell a story in both the modern age and the historical age it
just doesn?t work, pick one or the other.
However,
despite the random soundtrack, I loved the fact that grace was not
only a key theme of this film but that they actually did a good
job of showing what true grace is all about. They didn?t overkill
it but they did not downplay it; I was thoroughly impressed with
the way they told that aspect of the story.
Another
aspect that they did a good job with is the whole romance part of
the movie. For example, whenever William got too sappy one of his
buds would make some crazy wisecrack to keep the mood light. Not
only did they keep the mood light, but they also kept the romance
from going overboard and having to many sexual innuendos.
Richard
A
GOOD MOVIE
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001
From: Jess
William
Thatcher grew up as a peasant and was sold when he was a young boy
because his father couldn't take care of him. Later on, William
goes on to compete in jousting tournaments, with the help of his
friends, even though he is not of noble birth. After he goes on
to win all of the jousting tournaments in france for the girl of
his dreams. Meanwhile his nemesis, who is also in love with the
same girl, uncovers that he is not of noble birth and William is
stripped of everything. He is put in the town square to be made
fun of but at the last moment, the prince who owed a favor to William,
shows up and gives him back his dignity and grace by knighting him
so he can keep on jousting. In the end, William wins the jousting
tournament and gets the girl so it was a happy ending. This was
the "big" moment in the movie. It is the scene where the main character
has lost everything he has and gets it back in a single second,
by the power of grace. I was surprised by the all of the christian
parallels in this movie. Not only in the "grace" scene, but also
when William is put in the stocks it parallels it to when Christ
was on the cross. Overall, I thought this was a very well done movie.
It had good acting, good music, and a good story line.
GRACE
RULES!
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001
From: Melinda
I,
too, was struck with the parallels of the Christian experience --
Grace, mercy, redemption. This is truly a story I felt good about
-- good enough to take my child to see it despite the brief nudity.
(She thought it was funny!)
Melinda
I
HAD A LOT OF FUN
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001
From: Don
I
had a lot of fun, foremost, going to see "A Knight's Tale" with
my wife this past weekend. The soundtrack was a plus (I'm a fan
of 70's era rock), but the story was very well put together. I saw
some interesting themes woven into the story.
The
main character, William Thatcher, appeared to be a Christ-figure.
He has his disciples (the squires), including a woman (like Mary
M.), and his mission throughout the movie is to subvert societal
norms. He is born common to a thatcher's family (Jesus was born
into a carpenter's family -- the Greek word translated as "carpenter"
is also translated as "laborer") and feels a calling to something
greater.
As
you say in your review, the Chaucer character is akin to John the
Baptist heralding the coming of the hero and savior. In "A Knight's
Tale" we see William taking compassion on Chaucer, sacrificing his
own gain to help someone caught in the grip of his own vices. It's
with that compassion that Chaucer rises above that and is able to
get it together.
What
really struck me about the likeness to Christ was the end of the
movie when he is arrested. Presented with the option to run for
it, William sticks with his determination to see the whole thing
through. He is arrested, and we find him languishing in jail with
a beam tied across his shoulders (like a cross). He is beaten and
abused by his enemy, yet he takes it all quietly.
The
ending joust, when William faces his enemy for the final time, another
parallel is how he is pierced, then how he charges to battle with
no armor. The enemy is utterly defeated by a commoner who has his
strength in spirit, not flesh.
As
I said, this was a very fun movie to watch, but I would easily recommend
it for a great discussion starter.
GREAT
FLICK
Subject: Great Flick!
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001
From: Trey Harris New Orleans, LA
I
may be really sheltered here, but this was a great movie! Funny
and poignant at the same time, the music was surprisingly refreshing.
The characters were portrayed well, by the actors and not over-done.
Lots of stuff to preach in this one! One of the best scenes in the
movie was William's return home.
Peace and Grace,
Trey Harris New Orleans, LA
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