King Arthur: An Energetic Rewriting of the Legend, Our Critic

It is today that leaves on our screens The King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur, complete rewriting of the myth led by Guy Ritchie. Here’s our review of this movie … energetic!
After three years of production, finally arrives on our screens King Arthur: Legend of Excalibur , latest film of Guy Ritchie who pays the luxury to have Charlie Hunnam in the main role. The opportunity, of course, for the British director to rewrite the Arthurian myth and offer a new version of this character that everyone knows. If you’ve seen the last trailer of King Arthur , you already know that the film gives pride of place to the epic and unbridled action, recounting Arthur’s quest to claim his inheritance and revenge himself for the death of his Parents, murdered by his uncle Vortigern (Jude Law). To achieve its ends, He can count on the resistance formed by a handful of thugs with a big heart and guided by Sir Bedivere (Djimon Hounsou) and a mysterious mage with impressive powers (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey). And what does it matter that Arthur, raised in a brothel of the city of Londinium and become a kind of gang leader with whom one does not joke, initially does not want to embark in this war. Becoming a king is his destiny and he will have to do it! So, with his scenes stuffed with action and magic and his new approach to the legendary king, Does Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur manage to pay tribute to the character? Brought up in a brothel in the city of Londinium and become a kind of gang leader with which one does not joke, initially does not want to embark in this war. Becoming a king is his destiny and he will have to do it! So, with his scenes stuffed with action and magic and his new approach to the legendary king, Does Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur manage to pay tribute to the character? Brought up in a brothel in the city of Londinium and become a kind of gang leader with which one does not joke, initially does not want to embark in this war. Becoming a king is his destiny and he will have to do it! So, with his scenes stuffed with action and magic and his new approach to the legendary king, Does Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur manage to pay tribute to the character?
First of all, the editor of melty prefers to warn you: if you think you are going to see a faithful transcription of the adventures of Arthur, you risk being surprised. Because when Charlie Hunnam teased that the hero of King Arthur was very different from that of the legend , he did not joke! If some elements of the famous legend are present – Excalibur, the Lady of the Lake, the Knights of the Roundtable in the making, Camelot – the film abandons the Arthurian romance to register rather in the genre of fantasy . Arthur himself is far from being the noble and brave knight that we know, Charlie Hunnam being the type to fight against his inheritance rather than to embrace it with determination.
As much as to say that the connoisseurs of the legend of King Arthur risk being a little lost, Guy Ritchie rewriting the story in his sauce with large reinforcements of special effects. Amateurs of epic fantasy such as The Lord of the Rings version Peter Jackson or such Game of Thrones , on the other hand, should find their account. The battle scene that opens the film gives time and has enough to leave you a little on the tile! The performance of Charlie Hunnam, however, will put everyone in agreement , the actor confers on his character a perfect mix of impertinence and vulnerability , as well as that of Jude Law, who obviously bursts out to play the Cruel but blase wicked and, above all,
But what should also be known is that King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur is a pure film by Guy Ritchie. So if you are not too fans of the director, his staging may disrupt you a bit! Slow motion or, on the contrary, acceleration of the images, ellipses and flashforward nested in flashbacks are omnipresent, the film relying almost more on its visual and sound (the soundtrack made by Daniel Pemberton is, for the coup, particularly successful) Than on his dialogues. What sometimes makes the action a little messy, we must admit. From a positive point of view, this fragmented narrative gives the film an unbridled and delirious energy , Which largely contributes to give a new vision of the character of Arthur and its history. But on the other hand, this deluge of images and this frantic rhythm sometimes lead to confusion, even to drowning the intrigue, passing clearly in silence whole sections of his universe. And that’s frankly a shame …
Remains a spectacular and epic film, which is full of eyes – the special effects obviously occupy an important place on the screen – and which happens to slip here and there a few (moments) of humor. Under his film show-off features, King Arthur certainly has a heart, with his moments of bravery and sympathetic characters, but he tends to be overwhelmed by the energy (or chaos, depending on the point of view) . But if you’re looking for epic battles, some creepy magical creatures and wizards with disturbing powers, then King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur is for you! Will you see the movie?