Category: Short Essays

A Knights Tale (2001)

Filmed with a budget of 41 million, this film was a delight to watch. It grossed $56,083,966 domestically and $44,538,620 internationally. Compared to the expected box office graph this film stayed right in the anticipated range. During the filming process there was not many obstacles to be over came, besides the slight miscalculation of how many lances were needed to be ordered. They started with ordering 8 and ended up using 44 in just one day and the grand total for the film being over 1,000.

The reviews for the movie were mixed. If you are expecting to watch this movie and get an accurate  medieval  time frame representation you will be disappointed. It is not too far off from the time frame but the producers played on the humor in the movie along with the music not being historically accurate, but it also is a huge bonus to the movie.

The film is based off of a peasant who took the opportunity to change his stars. In the process he gained friendship, honor and of course love. The message in the story is truly a great one I do believe, no matter what you were born into you are always capable of change if you are willing to put in the work. Also another message in this is there is always a double standard. In the movie you see two individuals who were pretending to be someone they were not, but depending on their “class level” determined the outcome of their true identities being revealed.

This movie is great to watch at home cozy in your pajamas with friends and family. Be sure to have a good sound system for maximizing the jam session experience. Pop some popcorn and grab your favorite snacks to enjoy this film which can be appreciated by many different types of movie goers.

If I want to understand a movie better, I personally have a method, because I am very interested in movies, and I have also imagined what it is like to shoot myself. Generally, I will direct and act a movie in my mind for a subject of particular interest. Movies, sometimes when I think about it, I often touch myself, and I wish I could start working immediately. Then at this time, when you go to the movies of the same subject, you feel very much. You will find that the idea of ​​the same thing between people can be so different. You will appreciate the unique perspectives of some directors, and you will also be amazed by some directors. You can make such a wonderful movie with such a plain perspective. At this time, when you watch the movie, your thoughts will change a lot if you don’t think so.

Of course, there will be disadvantages, that is, you will slowly start to understand the bad movies, and even tell others what is good about the bad movies. At this time, you have divided a complete movie, and others are just General judgment.

Generally speaking, film is an entertainment and a science. I think watching movies is for enjoyment. If it is not for interest, knowledge, research, film reviews, etc., there is no need to add too many things to it. Although you will get a lot of new experiences, you will also lose the purest visual and spiritual experience.

I usually don’t discuss movies with others, because I think my ideas are one-sided and will certainly arouse others’ opposition rather than resonance, so I don’t often communicate with others to discuss my views on movies. Of course, I am not a master, I will doubt whether my own ideas are correct, will give others trouble and doubt.  But by reading my peers’ answers. I found myself wrong. As a moviegoer, what I need to do is to evaluate a movie and determine whether it is good or bad in my mind. Some peers watched the same movie with me, but our evaluation and feelings were polarized and greatly different, which is the difference between us as individuals.