Henry Cavill in Tristan and Isolde 3

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[thetypoblog]

gosh he is gorgeous

[KeiboRocklee]

wow. if anyone else see's him as edward in twilight-i always will, i dont care who's the actor in the movie-, its almsot like the part where he finds bella in the ballet studio. he's so cute! :)

[gradgurl2007]

@lisduggan64 - Arthurian literature isn't about trying to separate from French/German. You're forgetting the Scottish and English origins of the tales - all of which have their own versions. Which also holds true for the French and German versions. And Bede didn't write "Beowulf!" The author of Beowulf is unknown.

[gradgurl2007]

@lisduggan64 - I have no problem with the truth and writers. I absolutely love "A Knight's Tale," yes even with the Queen music and questionable outfits... why? Because it captures the feeling of the era. It's fanciful. Fine, be fanciful, but don't try to pass yourself off as a historical treatment (which is what this film tried to do and which is why I hated the latest "Robin Hood." They couldn't even get the century right!).

[lisduggan64]

@gradgurl2007 but is the truth not in the pen of the writer - the one who spins his/her own version of truth to satisfy the times the stories were written down in? The Arthurian stories are a prime example of an English nation trying to separate itself from its French/German origins and latching onto a Welsh/Irish story to find its own mythology. Beowulf the famed English story is actually Danish, albeit written in England by Bede. Truth like beauty is in the eye of the beholder no?

[gradgurl2007]

@lisduggan64 - Funny, but the truth didn't get in the way of the original stories. That's what irritates me. It's not like there is a lack of material and sources, yet they just ride roughshod over it, because it's easier that way. And the Loathly Lady Tales I've studied are based on the Irish Kingship tales. Only with slight variations.

[lisduggan64]

@gradgurl2007 I guess that's because drama has to find the essence of the story and truth always gets in the way of story as it is sometimes a little boring. Check out the Irish tales - the one Tristan & Isolde is based on Diarmuid & Grainne and/or maybe Deirdre of the Sorrows/The Sons of Usnach.

[gradgurl2007]

@lisduggan64 - Literature. Mainly focusing on Arthurian and religious texts and stories. It's horribly fun. I didn't focus on Tristan, as his story, ironically, is mostly in French and German. But my coursemate did, and we've had long, lengthy discussions about this film.It's very hard, as a Medievalist, to find a film about the era that is good. :)

[lisduggan64]

@gradgurl2007 fair enough. Which angle did you study the Medieval era? 

[gradgurl2007]

@lisduggan64 - I know. Did you not notice the comment about my MA in Medieval Studies? I could go on a diatribe about the use of "other" - even being something as simple as nature vs man. Supernatural vs nature. But I'm too tired.

[lisduggan64]

@gradgurl2007 I used the word enjoy lightly - it was far from good. Late night fodder when the finger is too tired to hit the remote button. What I meant by bad guys was all people in that period, as with today, perceive those "others" who either do not live as they do or indeed attack their homes as bad guys. The "tribes" of Britain were at war with each other as were the people of Ireland. It was all kill or be killed. A slightly more brutal time with or without Rome in the picture.

[gradgurl2007]

@lisduggan64 - You may enjoy it. I didn't. And what other Irish bad guys were there besides the King and his henchmen. The other bad guys who side with him are English. Who weren't lumped together and had Scottish accents, like the king.