I know! I watched it like I was there! Edge of my seat. Great movie indeed

Absolutely epic! I think I did not breathe during duel scene.

They used to

Unfortunately this becoming a box office bomb really hurts the chances of that happening. Really too bad because it's a great movie and more medieval epics would be awesome

Probably Covid reduced the box office numbers. Just read a headline that the movie flopped in Europe and Asia. Trailer looks great.

👏😂

I’ve been excited ever since hearing about it being filmed. It’s sad it didn’t get the views it deserved, but Ridley Scott blaming millennials for its “bombing” is ridiculous.

Was it better than braveheart 1995 ??

@@llrainll He's not wrong though. Cinema has turned into CGI Marvel crap. Most haven't the attention span to watch good movies these days.

@@llrainll That is indeed ridiculous. I’m a millennial, and I loved it, as did many of my peers.

@@zekkez That is true- in terms of it turning into “Marvel Crap”. But it’s going back into classic, now that I’ve noticed. And maybe you’re on about Gen Z.

It's not "diverse enough"

@@JJ_Five_Two not enough 🐒

​@@JJ_Five_Twonot enough black guy and girl boss

Exactly

This is why: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/naxmfpV63amdf2w.html What a pity that good movies aren’t profitable and so movie watchers only have garbage like the superhero of the week genre left . The Flash and the new Indiana Jones have both been panned. Last Stars Wars series have been a yawn. LOTR or The Hobbit wouldn’t have been made today. Not enough sex or violence. Nor would the great character-driven movies of the 90s- mid 2000s. Hollywood is feeding the public pablum because it’s more cost effective. And the younger generations with disposable income aren’t going to movie theaters. And really, who can blame them? They don’t know what it’s like to spend Friday nights at the movies with friends, after catching dinner at the mall. Movie theaters are failing. Most kids today will wait until a particular movie shows up on a streaming service. This day and time, in larger cities, you take your life in your hands because of crime, when you visit the mall. It’s not worth the expense or danger.

What happened?

Amazing movie. One of the best in last couple of years

Someone has to stir up some interest. Produce a quality, epic and just stand by while no one sees it? Scott has a point. Maybe a victim of covid release and poor marketing, not sure...

Or Adam Driver

Jack and Jill is a metoo fairytale. #AlwaysBelieveHer

Everything is bang on except you forgot to mention Matt Damon’s epic mullet in your review

A trailer for house of the dragon just dropped today

This is like a scene / part of game of thrones… the female Danisi or Calisi needs to be in this movie

Was it any good? I imagine so.

@@swisscheeseplease97 it's fantastic... just watch it...

The perfect actress this role she was brilliant in the white princess

Dig in ... it's soooo long. War of attrition just getting halfway through ... Just sayin' ...

I stand by my point, having seen the film: the cathedral under construction image seems pretty exactly to symbolize all those points I tried to make (straddling dichotomies of modernity and pre-modernity; science/empiricism and religious consciousness/faith), all to underscore continuity between that world and ours, while being historically faithful to the period. But all this perhaps above all, showing a theme of trying to create a connective channel between earth and heaven, so that our doings down here can transcend mere animality and physicality, and partake of the spiritual and divine justice and truth. The cathedral as an edifice embodies this, but as the film shows, so does the medieval duel as a trial by combat. Each merges science/empiricism and religious consciousness/faith to achieve this bridge or conduit. Accordingly, both the duel and the cathedral function both naturalistically-scientifically and spiritually. (As the story shows, the duel, trial by combat, operates on these two planes by inviting a divine judgment, but also by relying on the guilty party and the rightful party to perform as their inner conscience permits, a presumption the guilty one will choke, and the upright one to fight with the confidence of one in the right. All this mirrors the Cathedral as a spiritual building seeming to transcend gravity, but relying on the scaffolding and buttresses. In each case, the roles of science and spiritual forces are ultimately unknown, perhaps a bit “in the eye of the beholder.” But the final epigram presented at the film’s conclusion, showing the victor died in a Crusade expedition shortly later, teases us with the idea that perhaps he was guilty despite winning the duel. And we don’t know who the boy’s father is. In the end, the story turns us back on ourselves to decide what we believe, and why.I think the movie did all this very successfully. But I must admit, I found the Rashamon retelling quite tedious!!!! For all my complimentary comments, I felt the movie dragged on and on and on, as I imagine many feel about my comments! But you get mine for free and can leave any second you want, no loss!😀

Those tall buildings must seem like God built them himself. After the pyramids, the next tallest thing built was the Efieffel Tower in Paris. THEN the Brooklynn Bridge in Manhatten NY. That's how flat the world is back then. Anything 100 feet tall is a monster. I have several pine trees over a hundred feet at my house. 10 stories.

@@SuperChuckRaney and of course the Tower of Babel in the Bible is a fundamental symbol of engineering threatening to, or seeming to, “conquer the Heavens.” Definitely is one of the most powerful initial “idolatry” motifs in the Bible.

Last of the Mohicans bombed at movie theatres also. Master and Commander at The Far Side of The World was a sleeper too.

It's a MeToo flick. That war scenes are cool, but the whole middle of the film is barf.

It actually lines up pretty nicely with the actual event this is based on. Adam Drivers character rape Jodie Comer’s character. Driver’s character had a lot of powerful friends and the courts wouldn’t find him guilty. Matt Damon’s character is Comer’s husband and is a broke knight, but he challenges Driver’s character to a duel. Drivers character is much larger and heavily favored to win. Honestly it’s a fascinating event. Can’t wait to see the movie!

What the hell are you talking about? Matt Damon is Jason Bourne. The end. Lol

Spoken like a dumb materialistic modern. The outcome depends on who’s in the right.

What book? I love Philippa Gregory did she write it?

@@happigolovely Eric Jager wrote the book. See Wikipedia.

I plan to check out the book, you do make it sound quite intriguing. However can you at least allow yourself to admire the art and potential this movie may carry. I feel like it will definitely be one of the leading best movies of 2021 🤔

@@robertjames7438 let's wait and see

Thanks from dropping the author's name off boom shopping I go.

The movie actually follows Jaeger’s book closely, including the friendship-turned-feud between Le Gris and Carrouges that led up to the duel. Incredible movie, based on a fascinating, well-written book and true story

@@cherier9875 not seen the movie yet.

Everyone else can stop commenting now

Is Matt Damon

South Park has entered the chat.

Maybe stop there or do you want to give anymore of the movie away?

Movie Critic you obviously didn't watch The Way Back last year starring Ben Affleck. As that is his best acting performance in many years 👌🏾

Or Adam Driver

Anything that is Ridley Scott is a masterpiece…

The trailers always look good. But this looks epic. But... always a but.. who's to say this was a true story. Word of mouth? To long ago weived in these days now stop comes out. Great way to promote. Hope lives us to the trailer. I seen the Alamo yrs ago looked great in trailer. Worst movie ever

If you watched the actual movie you’ll see its shit

No it isn't

Doubt it. Kingdom of heaven is a masterpiece

@@erikblom3670 The extended cut that was eventually released years after the original release was excellent. Though Orlando Bloom with his wooden performance stopped it being a masterpiece 👍🏾

Cause it is

Matt Daimon

@@stephenwalsh4481 and Matt daimon. Maaaatttt daimoooon.

Can't wait to see this with Rebeca ❤️

Oh and no it's not Elizabeth from TENET it's Judie from Free Guy lol

DONT BE STUPID

I predict better. Ridley Scott is very very smart, the kind who always learns and grows over time. Gladiator was wonderful, but even that I felt was kind of flawed. I didn’t find the purported recreation of ancient Roman society and institutions and characters convincing, for example the prominent racial themes in the movie seemed too modern in how they were presented. I thought Kubrick’s presentation of that world seemed more authentic, probably because based on Howard Fast source material; this being based on a well researched actual history, I trust Ridley Scott to successfully draw on the strengths of that historical account. Gladiator I think was mostly just a modern-style revenge story similar to Ben Hur and a little bit like the Jean Valjean-Javert conflict in Les Miserables, on which Scott overlaid ideas about Roman social and military cultural principles pertaining to its aristocratic-military-imperial code of virtue. It seemed kind of fake and contrived, though I enjoyed it and Russell Crowe’s Joachim Phoenix’s and the other performances. I think Mr. Scott will make the history seem more authentic this time.

@@AnonYmous-ry2jn Gladiator is a all time classic. Whereas Last Dual is a decent but not great film by Scott. Affleck and Damon don't have the look or the acting ability to successfully lead a medieval action drama set in Europe. They aren't a Russell Crowe! Adam Driver was a excellent choice though as one of the actors though. Pity two other excellent actors weren't picked to replace the leads Affleck and Damon.