King Arthur Film Reflection

I think I knew exactly nothing about King Arthur when we first started talking about him in class. Sure, I’ve heard the name before, but I never really went out of my way to figure out who he truly was or read anything that had to do with him. But after the scenes of the film that we viewed in class, I feel much better about the idea I have about this “King” Arthur. He seems like a fearless leader, oozing with masculinity and toughness. The last scene we watched before the battle with the Saxons illustrated this the best, in my opinion. His heavy and shining armor, his nights reuniting with him after being promised freedom, the inspirational speech Arthur gives to them, the threatening words to the enemy before the battle, were all things that seemed like a great king would do. The fact that the actor that played him was also super handsome helped too. ANYWAY. He truly did seem like a legend, and surely it was because he was presented this way. I now believe that I understand how important his legend is, why so many authors have picked up this mythical king character and ran with it, telling stories of hard fought conquests and the magic surrounding King Arthur himself.