 The Green Knight is the newest film by 824. So how crazy is it? Let's find out. For those of you that don't know, The Green Knight is a medieval story retelling. It follows Sir Gowen. I believe that's how you say his name. I'm not entirely sure and I'm not great with names. I know there is a few ways to pronounce it. Dave Patel plays the lead character. He's really solid here. Alicia Vikander is also in this. My girl from Ex Machina and Tomb Raider. She actually plays two parts here, which was news to me. We figured it out after the film was done. I went with four other guys and we had a we had a good discussion, a good argument about whether or not she was two different characters and it turns out IMDb set us straight. I was wrong. I didn't... I didn't think she was playing both parts, but I'm an idiot. Acting all around is solid in this. There's always a danger when it's a medieval story that you're gonna have some poetic dialogue, some sing-song-y stuff going on. Not in this case. It's all... I think all fairly easy to make out what people are saying. More easy, I think, than the story itself. It is an A24 vehicle, so at this point in time, I think audiences should know what they're gonna get, which is the unexpected, or something outside of the norm. And I absolutely applaud A24 for that every time. With this studio, for every hit they have, there's a big miss for me. I really liked Uncut Gems, Midsommar. I wouldn't say I liked it, but goddamn, it stays with you. I could rewatch it again too, so I guess I do like Midsommar. But then there's things like it only comes out at night, or whatever that was called. A ghost story, which was the same director as this film. If you hated a ghost story, I honestly wouldn't even go to this film. I myself know I did not care for a ghost story, although I did an outright hate it, I don't believe. I know I was pretty harsh on my review, but I do believe I gave it a lot of props. And one of the big things it did right, was, you know, having a really slow burn that led to a fantastic last 20 minutes or so. But 20 minutes or so does not make up for everything that came before. There were so many easier ways to tell this story and still get that same impact, I believe. With the Green Knight, we get that same goddamn slow burn with beautiful imagery. I mean, this is some gorgeous cinematography in this thing, and it's such a shame, because the director is so up his own ass about it, that he refuses to break that camera shot. He refuses to not hold on something for multiple minutes at a time. When we could easily cut back this story, streamline it just a little bit more, just streamline it a little bit, and we'd have a much better experience here. 824 movies, you have no idea, so going in blind, I think, makes it even more fun. It's like, when's the roller coaster gonna drop off? And unfortunately, with the Green Knight, this roller coaster just keeps going like this, so slowly. And because the score is so powerful, the music is so grand and so good, that whenever it gets big, he goes, boom! You expect to drop with the roller coaster? But instead he goes, boom! Oh, just kidding. We're staying up here still. We're way up here, and this thing's never gonna drop. We're never gonna get that sheer adrenaline rush from this film. It is a thinker, though, and even as I'm talking out loud through this, I understand why the roller coaster never drops. The entire premise of this film is set around a particular idea, and I'm gonna be vague here, because I don't wanna spoil it. If you like a 24 mostly and the storytelling and the slow burn approach, I think you will really eat this up. There's tons of allegory, and you know, there's things that aren't said, but are shown, you know, the symbolism that's everywhere. And it is one of those movies where you're gonna get out from it what you are willing to put in. If you're willing to think about every little bit of it, I think there's a really pleasant experience there. Not on film, but after the film. The movie itself, watching it, is a chore. It is a boring affair. Even if it's intentional, that doesn't make it any more of a treat to sit through. There's a film like Pan's Labyrinth, or Big Fish, that I think nails it with the, you know, with the cinematography, with the storytelling, and I bring those films up specifically because I went on IMDb after this film was done and after I had a lengthy discussion with my buddies, and I wanted to see what other people thought. And one such individual said, if you like Big Fish, if you like Pan's Labyrinth, you're gonna love this. I disagree. I love Big Fish. I love Pan's Labyrinth. I did not love this. I don't even like this, but I can respect the game. You know, I can respect everything. The acting's good. The visuals are amazing. The music's great. Like, all the pieces are there. And the story's even kind of there. It's intentionally Vegas shit, again. The ending I thought was a massive disappointment. I was kind of guessing where it was gonna go and how it would play out to make this, you know, kind of like a ghost story where the last 20 minutes starts to rapidly speed up and it could have really salvaged some of the mess. And I don't think it does. It ends just really, really badly, in my opinion. There is some dark humor pepper throughout. It's very tongue-in-cheek. Again, it does add to the overall morals of the film. The commentary on display about manhood, improving yourself and righteousness and what it means to live. There's commentary here about women operating in the shadows, never stepping into the spotlight, but actually having much of the control over man. I mean, there's so many angles to take from this. And they're all there. They're absolutely, it's intentional. IMDb, once again, I was seeing people give this like 1 out of 10, 0 out of 10, I don't know if you can do 0, 1 out of 10, 2 out of 10, and they're just saying, this is horrible, it's boring, it makes no sense, there's no story. There absolutely is a story. It does make sense. It's just, you have to build it. You have to pick up the little Easter eggs and the little nods here and there and put that puzzle together. But the pieces are all laid out for you to do this. I said a lot without really saying anything at all, didn't I? Tread lightly, know what you're gonna be getting into. A very, very slow film. There's no action whatsoever. There's not a single sword clashing. There's no battles, okay? Don't expect any sort of heroics, really. I mean, there's some, but not in that Hollywood swash buckling way. You know, he's not gonna be swinging from a chandelier, kicking someone into a fire or anything, all right? For my final verdict, I give this film 14 out of 20, Severed Groot Heads. If you saw the film, I would love to hear from you in the comments. I think it would be a real treat to see if you agree with me on this or if I'm way off, if this is just a masterpiece 10 out of 10 experience. It was definitely a shocking experience to go from this to watching Disney's The Jungle Cruise. I'll tell you that. And when it's all said and done, you have a very generic film and a very bizarre, surreal experience. So I mean, I'm somewhere in the middle between these two if I have to choose. I'm right between them. All right. Thanks for watching. Thanks again for watching the video. If you like what I'm doing here, make sure to subscribe if you haven't already. Give the video a like if you had some fun and comment because I think it helps the algo or something. That's short for algorithm. You can find me on TikTok at Adam Does Movies. I'm also on Twitch at Adam Olinger. 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