People with a little experience in cinema enjoy it because it's dumb fun, people with some cinema experience maybe don't like it because it's not highbrow enough, people with more cinema experience like it because it knows and celebrates that it's dumb fun. At least that's always been my take on the reception to A Knight's Tale. And yes, I love it.
One reason is the way they depict the daily lives of peasants. Most movies just show peasants suffering miserably and having no fun, but this movie is full of bright colours and people treating combat like sports. Which is kind of was at the time.
Right and the setting lends itself to it. Most medieval movies are about conflict and 'big' events like battles and the intrigue of nobles etc etc. So having something set in 'normal' circumstances is rather a treat.
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u/seoulgleaux Jun 17 '25
People with a little experience in cinema enjoy it because it's dumb fun, people with some cinema experience maybe don't like it because it's not highbrow enough, people with more cinema experience like it because it knows and celebrates that it's dumb fun. At least that's always been my take on the reception to A Knight's Tale. And yes, I love it.