A Knight’s Tale is
a medieval adventure film starring the late Heath Ledger. I’ve seen the movie
so many times, and yet I still can’t get enough of the passion, the comedy, and
the adventure that exist in every scene. This is a movie that takes me back
down memory lane, introducing me to medieval jousting at its best.
A Knight’s Tale is
about a man trying to change his stars—in layman’s terms, it’s about a commoner
wanting to become royalty. Although the movie is fictional, there’s something
about this plot that I find fun and exciting.
The movie’s main
highlight is the jousting event, which is well-staged. The choreography is
unforgettable, and the props are cool.
Even though many of the lines and the opening theme songs are clearly from the
present age, the way the movie mixes and matches the dialogue and music is
magnificent to the ears.
The sword
fights, however, are crap.
Another downside
to the movie is the lead’s origin. The movie is set in England, but the lead
actor and many of the supporting cast happen to be American. You just have to
overlook this slight yet annoying miscast and enjoy what the movie has to
offer.
What does the
movie have to offer, you may ask? Sweet lines from Sir William Thatcher’s
announcer, who in the movie is named Geoffrey Chaucer.
The movie got its title (not the plot) from Geoffrey Chaucer’s book The
Knight’s Tale. In this movie, Chaucer happens to be the one penning down this
tale.
Another downer
for the movie is that it’s predictable. You can guess your way through it, but
as I said above, I’ve seen this movie numerous times. Even though it’s
predictable, it offers something many movies fail to achieve in their
scripting: memorable characters and events.
The movie is
filled with characters you’ll love, find funny, admire, and hate. The events
leading up to each match are filled with gags and one-liners that you’ll fondly
remember.
Why I’ll advise you to see this movie at all costs is that if you haven’t seen
it by now, you’re missing out on the tale below.
William (Heath
Ledger) and his friends work for a noble knight who happens to die during a
jousting match. Hungry and tired, the three friends suit up William to take his
place—as long as he keeps his helmet on and stays on his horse to win. The plan
works; they get food and decide to carry on. They get help from an author and
poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, who forges papers naming William as being of noble
birth, and they go on winning.
But someone
catches onto their scheme and is bent on exposing them.
Awesome movie, and I’ll be watching it again.
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