The True Meaning of The Green Knight Explained + Details You Missed & How It Differs From The Poem!

A24’s new film The Green Knight is a masterful yet perplexing film that adapts arthurian legend in a way that it has never been adapted before. In this video, I will attempt to explain references and hints you missed in the Green Knight as well as what I believe the over-all meaning of this film stunning film is. Also, I will compare this film to it’s source material, the epic poem, to see how it differs. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:58 The Source Material - Chivalric Romance 01:51 The Basic Plot 02:26 Morgan le Fay Film vs Poem 03:02 Use of Magic 03:22 The Green Man & His Meaning 04:39 Gawain’s Journey 04:56 The 5 Knightly Virtues 05:45 The Scavengers 05:58 Winifred Origin 06:22 The Giants 06:38 The Fox or Questing Beast 07:26 The Lord & Lady 08:44 The Green Chapel & Knight 09:26 The Sash/Girdle explained 10:02 Gawain’s Vision 10:51 Ending Explained 11:08 Ending in Poem 11:32 Morgan Le Fay Motive 12:08 Outro #thegr
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