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I usually love this kind of movie. I am a Joseph Campbell fan. I enjoy allegory and metaphor in films. But this movie sucked. The guy who made it plainly does
by satisfice 4y ago
I usually love this kind of movie. I am a Joseph Campbell fan. I enjoy allegory and metaphor in films.
But this movie sucked. The guy who made it plainly does not understand the Green Knight story, and turned it into some anti-hero bullshit to, what, make morally sick people feel better about themselves? I'm not sure.
Gawain was one of the greatest knights. He was a rockstar. But in this movie he's not particularly skilled or courageous. The ending is a complete letdown.
- m3kw9 4y agoIt’s these movies that I lose trust in movie review sites like meta critic or rotten tomatos
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoIf rotten tomatoes says 91% you need to keep in mind that means 91% of reviewers felt positive about a movie. They didn't necessarily love it. If you didn't like it that just means you aligned with the 9%. It's not guaranteeing you'll love it, or even like it.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y agoThat makes a review site useless though
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoIt's useful if your goal is to find a movie you'll probably like before you head out to the theater. Liking movies is not an exact science. Why do you expect Rotten Tomatoes (or any) site that doesn't collect a bunch of data to be able to know about your personal tastes? I suppose what is needed is a site that can curate the list of reviews to people who you typically agree with and then provide results from that list for new movies that come out. That requires a lot more work and data from the user. It wouldn't be a passive website experience.
- mcphage 4y agoI thought the ending was really good. He lived—and rejected—the antihero narrative that you’re criticizing.