2004 King Arthur Film

While watching these clips of the King Arthur film, I was very surprised by the character of King Arthur. I always had the impression that Kings were typically tyrants. I feel as if the stereotype of kings being oppressive to their people was neglected in this film as King Arthur was a very kind ruler and treated his knights with the upmost respect. Another thing that surprised me about King Arthur was the way he spoke. He did not speak down upon anyone. He spoke as if he was just another average Joe. This is the reason he had a round table. There was no head of the table that typically a king, president, or dictator would sit at. Not only did he respect his knights, but the knights respected him as well.

What didn't come as a surprise about King Arthur was his dignity. In the scene where the Saxons were outside, King Arthur stood his ground, while the others wanted to flee and surrender. Typically when I think of a King in ancient times, I think of a man with a big ego, a man that will never surrender. So, this did not surprise me when Arthur refused to flee, but instead him and his knights wanted to battle the Saxons. He was a strong, courageous man, and to me, this fits the king stereotype.