IndexIntroductionSummaryComparison between King Arthur in historical events and King Arthur in HollywoodReferencesIntroductionThe film King Arthur is the narration of the legend that guides the British in the fight against the Saxon invaders. The warrior leads the fight against the invaders through the help of a mighty sword, a magical beard and knights in shining armor. The film is one of a kind as it is the only one to date that explored the story of the warrior King Arthur. It paints a picture of the medieval time period that hasn't been explored by many films. Hollywood has put a lot of effort into promoting the film as the true tale of the legendary King Arthur. Many people, however, still believe that the narrative contains many myths and as such is not the true account of history. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get Original EssaySummaryArtorious, the Roman general is responsible for the Calvary of the Sarmatians, tasked with carrying out the suicide mission by order of the Roman government based in Britain. The Romans are almost withdrawing from Britain due to the pressure placed on them by the barbarians. The Pope, however, sends a bishop to Artorius insisting that the knight must set out on one last mission to save the Pope's godson. Coincidentally, when the order for the last mission arrived, the Saxon invaders had just landed in Britain in troops numbering thousands. of bloodthirsty men. The battles in the film are quite huge but bloodless. The peculiarity of the film is that it does not include many speeches about freedom and equality required for any historical Hollywood production. The film essentially tells the story of a hero that all historians agree was born during the Dark Ages period. King Arthur in the film is portrayed as a warrior who effortlessly defended democracy and became popular for it. Any person who is passionate about cinema can easily understand why King Arthur is an interesting topic for Hollywood directors to explore. King Arthur has been described as Celtic folklore but not as a historical figure by many historians. Those who believe the legend of King Arthur argue strongly about the whereabouts of the king's stronghold. Comparison between King Arthur in historical events and King Arthur in Hollywood The film essentially captures important details about King Arthur and his story, but on many occasions there are discrepancies between the story of King Arthur and the king and the story told by the film. The discrepancies highlighted are what historians describe as details the film got so wrong about King Arthur. The film essentially gets it wrong that London was the major city of Britain at the time. Saxon invaders had invaded London and as such the current main city at that time was called Zirconium in Shropshire. Historians also disagree with the origin of King Arthur, as depicted in the film, as Camelot. The movie must have twisted the name to rhyme with the king's faithful knight in the movie. The film shows King Arthur pulling a sword from the stone, an indication that he was the right and deserving king for Britain. Historians claim that there were two swords unlike the movie story which shows only one sword. The first sword is pulled from the stone as indicated in the film. The film, however, does not talk about the second sword which is Excalibur. The original story of King Arthur tells of how he received the sword from a mysterious creature. The creature, lady of the lake, gives the king the Excalibur which allows him to be invincible during the war. During his death, Arthur ordered one of the knights to throw the Excalibur into the nearest lake and, once this was done, the creature that
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