King Arthur Film Reflection

After viewing the trailer and clips of the film in class there were certain decisions that the makers of the film made that missed the grand spectacle that is Arthur and his Knights. I have read a couple pieces of literature that refer to Arthur such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This story displays Arthur in a heroic fashion who is well established and known by many people. It was evident to me that Arthur was a great King and commander, which is portrayed well in the trailer of the film, but is lost in the film's entirety. The different clips that were shown and the dramatic music that was playing in the background of the trailer illustrated the heroic nature of Arthur. However, viewing the different scenes of the film it was rather slow and quiet. The speed and dramatic music that was seen in the trailer was gone and the viewer was left with a film that moved along at a slow pace. I think the heroic nature of Arthur was lost with the movement from written pieces to the big screen. This happens to many different pieces of literature, and a tale so grand as Arthur's it is easy to miss his character and what he represented at the time. The film does try its best with the opening quote of the trailer being "the only story you've never heard is the true story". Making this claim sets the film to be one as heroic as Arthur, however, I think that the film fell short in illustrating this grand tale.