Messing with
(your) heads…
Although it tells a
traditional tale there is little that is traditional about The Green Knight.
Washed in beautiful light and shade, every shot looks like an album cover so
watching it makes you feel as if you have entered another dimension. It’s a shame
that it was only fleetingly in UK cinemas as visual impact is tailor made for
the largest screen you can find. What unfolds is a story with a flawed hero on
a weird quest that is anything but triumphant or heroic leading to an
elliptical conclusion. At the end its not entirely clear what happened or
indeed why it happened. Amusingly one of the most asked questions on Google is
`What is the point of the Green Knight? I’m not sure this movie will provide
that answer; about the only recognisable aspect of any previous version is the
round table.
