The Green Knight Is A Deconstruction of the Hero's Journey

The Green Knight Is A Deconstruction of the Hero's Journey

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The Green Knight is an ambiguous adaptation of Arthurian Legend, drawing very loosely from the chivalric romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. However, writer and director David Lowery uses the familiar template of the mythic quest to interrogate the hero's journey. The Green Knight asks whether a journey alone is enough to make a man great, and whether greatness is worth pursuing as an end unto itself.

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The Green Knight
Video Essay
Analysis
Breakdown
Critique
Sir Gawain
David Lowery
Hero's Journey
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