hey what's going on everybody and welcome back to my channel movie files elliott back again
with a brand new early movie review and today we're discussing a new a24 epic fantasy like no
other by the name of the green knight which i got a chance to check out early in theaters courtesy
of a24 and i am so excited to let you all know what i thought about this film and let you know if
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your anticipation for this film if you saw the film was it in theaters and once you've seen it
let's talk about it i want to know your thoughts on the characters the narrative the themes the
production the direction what was your favorite part what was your favorite part of the journey
were you disappointed by the film was did it not live up to your expectations let's discuss it in
the comments but also i just want to know do you all say a24 or a24 big debate let's discuss it in
the comments but no in all seriousness guys going into this film i remember seeing this trailer last
year i remember seeing the posters last year and that was all i needed i have not seen any
of the most recent updated final trailers final teasers tv spots i've avoided all that because
a24 to me is like going into a24 to me the excitement levels going into like marvel dc star
wars i always expect the unexpected so with all that being said did it live up to my expectations
let's start off with my positives first thing walking on the theaters i can confidently say
this without hesitation this is the best looking movie i've seen in 2021 so far and i've seen some
really well put together films but i want to start with the cinematographer of this film andrew draws
palarmo who's worked with the director before has a great filmography i have to give kudos to his
crew the lighting department they deserve all the praise in the world because seriously guys the use
of color in this film and throughout the film was masterful it felt so tangible everything from the
the the greens the blues the yellows the oranges i mean everything just felt so luscious and it felt
so lived in and it was something i really appreciate about this film going to speak
more into production the sets it felt like we were there it wasn't cgi it felt like this has to
be i haven't looked up the budget but i'm pretty confident in saying this has to be one of the most
highest productions of an a24 film i've seen and i've never seen an a24 film like this it felt so
lived it and it feels so realistic and grounded in reality going back to the production this film the
lighting is seriously some of the best lighting the use of lights i've ever seen in the movie
there were some really dark scenes in this film but yet it felt bright and felt luscious based
on how they put all the scenes together i mean it was literally some of the best lighting i've seen
in a very long time speaking of more production aspects i was just blown away by the productionist
film the composer of this film daniel hart score is definitely one of my favorite scores of this
year so far is it's up there with natalie holt's low-key score it's up there with nicholas patel's
the underground railroad score this is one of my favorite scores so far this year it is
haunting and beautiful all at the same time but i gotta talk about the captain of this ship and i'm
talking about the director here david laurie who is someone i'm a fan of i like his filmography i
know a lot of people talk about the ghost story i enjoyed the making of the movie and how it looked
i wasn't the biggest fan of like the narrative but i can appreciate the filmmaking of that film
but i think what david does in this movie this is his best piece of art so far him telling this
narrative which is based upon sir garwin's and the green knight by the anonymous author this tale the
way that he tackles this story and the way that he builds on the arthur lore and the legend of arthur
which in my experience it's swords it's action it's drama it's all the different things we come
to expect in kind of an action fantasy adventure tale which the film has a venture and it has you
know a very great fantasy element to it but to me the thing that took away from this particular
story of this authority and legend it's about the poetry it's about the emotions it's about the
nightmares journey that we see our main character go on that just had me in complete awe and
and kind of speaking on the story without spoiling the story because again expect the
unexpected i don't want to give too much away from what you all have seen from the trailers but it's
the themes and it's the metaphors that i found throughout this film that kept me truly engaged
for the two hour run time the themes of fear honor betrayal one's quest to finding nobility
ones wanting to help ones in need the lust as well as just a couple others you know trust and there's
a lot of other metaphors and themes throughout this film but i want to let you all kind of
discover that for yourself but there's a lot that i took away from this film and speaking of the
journey journey that our main character goes on is one of the weirdest most interesting most shocking
most unpredictable uncomfortable is it real is it fake i feel like i was on acid watching some
of these scenes it's seriously there are moments in this film that i just thought i was in a fever
dream and seeing the scenes with gerwin's quest was just like incredibly well put together and had
me on the edge of my seat each interaction each destination that he found himself on it built
off the last one and it seemed to get bigger in scale and scope and it just was so unique
and it was just so well put together and i gotta go to this cast briefly talking about
some of these incredible this cast is incredible and some characters only have one or two scenes
but they made their presence felt i think of uh joel edgerton i think of sean harris kate dickey
barry keono i think of uh aaron ellieman the cast is incredible they they know their characters they
felt lived in they felt real they felt majestic they felt you know heroes and villains this is a
very interesting cast and i got it before i go to the main man alicia van kinder who one of my first
a24 films was ex machina and she is just kind of that icing on the cake in this film she was
really great in this film her chemistry with let me just transition to delete this film dave patel
who i have dev patel i'm sorry who i've been a fan of since seeing him in slum dog marinara and just
seeing where his career has kind of led him to this point this might be my favorite performance
of an already impressive career his journey the way that he embodies the character there is
a lot of stuff that is done without dialogue and there is some great dialogue and this is
poetry this is art when you hear these characters speak especially our main character speak but it's
in dev's performance that's in his way that he carries himself the way that he has this lust and
desire for honor and to be a knight but it's also in the eyes as i always say with performances some
of my favorite performances is not necessarily what the characters are saying it's how they say
it but also it's in the eyes and the eyes are the windows to the soul right and it's in the way that
dev interacts with these different characters these like i said bigger than life characters
these mystical magical characters in some parts of this film that was just completely incredible the
way he brought this character to life and the film to me as far as kind of going back to the story
it gets better which each chapter that we get introduced to and i thought that the setup was
very intriguing i thought that the second half of the film which is mostly the journey was just like
some of the most like undescribable journey i've ever seen and is very unique and very ambitious
and when it comes to that third act i think it is going to be polarizing i think some people won't
be the biggest fan of how the film ends but for me it is so beautifully told and i think this that
that ending left me completely satisfied so going into i can go on and on about my pros but i want
to transition to my criticisms here i don't have many and i'm i'm kind of just thinking in my head
one of the things about this film we're not getting too much into it there is this interaction
between our main character and he meets the green knight and there's this timeline of a year between
when they first meet and to catching back up to a year later at first i want to kind of sit within
that year at least kind of visit some scenes of what he went through to become this person that
we see in the film but actually the more i think about the film i'm glad that we didn't waste time
in seeing that year between when he first meets the green knight and when he goes on this quest
so actually it was first a con when i was watching it but the more i thought about it on my ride home
i actually prefer that they did not give us that year worth of character not necessarily character
development but just kind of wasting time with that because i feel like the film did a good job
of giving us who this character is on his journey to meeting the green knight for the second time
and selfishly i wanted more scenes with dev and there's a particular fox in this film
that i wished would have had more time together so honestly that's not a lot of criticisms ladies and
gentlemen so before i give you all my overall thoughts my score if you haven't already make
sure to like share comment below and subscribe to the channel if you haven't already overall
i'm still wrapping my head around what i just saw all pun intended there when you see the film you
know what i'm talking about when it comes to the head but all around guys this was a beautiful tale
the production was masterful the cinematography the score the hair the makeup the direction
dev's performance he is no doubt a superstar but this is one of his best performances his
career his performance was amazing this tale of honor legacy fear is told in such a beautifully
but nightmarish unpredictable way and that to me makes it a must-see film of this year i'm gonna
give the green knight a 5 out of 5. i'm gonna say it now film won't be for everyone the narrative
won't be for everyone the pacing won't be for everyone but it was for me and that is why i'm
giving this nightmarish journey like incredible five out of five this is a masterful film guys i
cannot recommend you see this enough in theaters if you're safe and if you're comfortable going to
the theaters this is a must-see movie of 2021 and it is my favorite film so far this year but that's
just my thoughts i want to know what you all thought about it once you've seen the film your
pros your cons your thoughts on the performances the direction the cinematography the score
your your negatives what did you not like about the film was it disappointing to you
were you completely not engrossed in this story let's discuss it all in the comments and again
do you say 824 824 let's discuss it all in the comments section if you stuck around to this video
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