Saturday, January 31, 2009

Camelot

So far the movie is alright. The movie showed how King Arthur felt like. For example, in the movie, King Arthur showed how he felt when he knew his bride was coming. He was nervous and maybe even scared. I liked how he didn't wear his crown in public. It's really funny to see the people's expressions when they soon realize that it's King Arthur that they're talking too. For example, when Genvieve was being taken to King Arthur to marry him, she "ran away" but not too far. She didn't realize that King Arthur was in the trees until he fell. She didn't recognize him as a king or Arthur himself because he wasn't wearing a crown and didn't tell her his real name. When Genvieve's party realized she was gone, they found her and Arthur and arrested Arthur but then they realized it was the king himself. Genvieve was astonished and probably felt embarrassed because of the things she said and asked Arthur to run away with her. When Sir Lancelot called the King a coward and knocked the king off his horse on a one on one match, he was shocked.
It also shows that Arthur isn't just a king and all serious, but he's smart, he works things through, very thorough, he likes to have fun, goes out side of his castle's walls, instead of lounging all day in his castle.
When Genvieve first saw Sir Lancelot, she despised him. She wanted him dead. She bribed men to challenge Sir Lancelot in a tournament, and she put the men she bribed in danger and one of them could have died. Soon she started to appreciate him, then soon enough, fall in love with him. I''m glad that the movie showed how Genvieve first felt about Sir Lancelot because it first showed that she didn't like him. It took time for her to realize that she loved him. It showed her feelings and expressions towards Sir Lancelot.
At first, in my opinion, King Arthur kind of appreciated almost everything he received. He was glad that Genvieve came into his life, Sir Lancelot, and the round table. Soon everything started to fall out of place and showed how he dealt with it. He would call out to Merlin. In my opinion, Merlin kind of represents the Holy Spirit. Merlin was probably like second father or an adviser to King Arthur. Arthur would go to Merlin when ever he was in trouble or didn't know what to do in situations. Merlin would guide Arthur back on to the road.
When Arthur recognized that Sir Lancelot and his wife are in love, Arthur kind of looked over it, but still kept it in mind. The queen and Sir Lancelot were not only being unfaithful to the king but also to the people. They're supposed to be good examples about how a queen should act and knight should act like. Anyways, Arthur isn't quite sure what to do. It showed that he loved his wife dearly and he doesn't want to kill her either. Before Sir Lancelot came along, everything was fine. They would work together as a team but now they're both splitting apart. I'm sure Arthur would be willing to forgive his wife if she comes back to him.
So far the movie shows what to the King's marriage, the King's plans, and when he trusts the wrong person. In other words, Arthur is trying to keep his marriage from falling apart even though it's too late and his own kingdom being corrupted from within.