Not a king yet...I guess

After watching the trailer and some scenes from the film, I was surprised by some details portrayed by the filmmakers.  I have very little any prior knowledge on the history of Arthur, but I never thought he was working under someone, as shown in the film when the Roman leader entered the room with the Round Table.  I always thought of Arthur as a king, so the way the filmmakers structured his character with manners and honor rather than stereotypical rude and cocky surprised me.  The trailer did a great job showing what is commonly known of Arthur as a brave military leader. 

I was surprised about the concept of the Round Table because I know Arthur as a king, and almost all kings like it to be known that they are above everyone else.  However, at Arthur’s Round Table everyone is equal because there is not anyone at the head of the table in front of everyone, which is usually shown as a status of power.  Based on my knowledge of Arthur, it did not surprise me that he was prepared to take on the entire Saxon army at the end of the clip we watched in class.  According to the Snyder reading, the Britons and the Saxons were enemies, so the filmmakers were historically correct when setting up the final battle of this film.