20th Century Fox
The various readings of this national myth can tell us a lot about our cultural and political time and place.
Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Guy Ritchie’s blokey remake of the Arthur legend fails to establish any kind of coherent narrative.
Warner Bros
Somehow the sword Excalibur becomes the central character in this laddish remake of the Arthurian legend.
Vortigern (Jude Law) addresses the crowd in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
Safehouse Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is an at times thrilling, at times bizarre, viewing experience that blends classic English myth with a gangster aesthetic.
How true is the ‘true’ story of King Arthur?
Shutterstock
Did King Arthur really exist? We don’t know but the Arthur we all know and love is entirely fictional.