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Better than this one terrible rom-com I watched where this love triangle spent the whole time will they/wont't they-ing with an engagement ring. In the end, they returned the ring to the store it came from, which bankrupted the jewerler, and the rich guy went home with his gardner. Total waste of three movies, like what kind of jewerler is destroyed from one returned ring?
did somebody watch LotR high as a kite
I wish I could upvote this more 😆
No officer, it's "hi, how are you?".
I love that movie so much. It's utter and complete nonsense but it's amazing.
When a "period piece" opens with "We Will Rock You", they're letting you know up front to turn your brain off. I appreciate them for it and loved the movie.
Ah yes! William Thatcher son of a... Miller?
The movie even has William go up and repair the thatch on his dad's roof when they reunite.
"Oh, but this leak won't do, father. Not in the chamber of a Thatcher."
"For a blind Thatcher, it's quite fitting"
"A Thatcher I am, I'll fix it for you"
And then he gets seen by Adhemar, blowing his whole cover. Meaning it's even a major plot point. An act of familial kindness is what got William caught.
Like, everything else is beat for beat except that and it's driving me crazy.
I think I might have seen this one. Was that the plot of A Knight's Tale 2001?
Nope! Totally different! The dad was a blind thatcher in that movie
He got blind because of his wife, Margaret
Fantastic movie.
Great albeit unconventional soundtrack.
HE'S BLONDE! HE'S PISSED! HE'LL SEE YOU IN THE LISTS!
HE'S QUICK, HE'S FUNNY! HE MAKES ME LOTS OF MONEY!
Lol what, who’s that referencing?
It's basically the entire plot of A Knight's Tale, a 2001 movie that I happened to rewatch like two days ago lmao
Omg. I went into that movie thinking it was a serious medieval movie. Imagine my surprise when the crowd broke out in chant towards the start.
Hang on... are you suggest it's not historically accurate?
It makes perfect sense and is historically accurate. The crowd chant of "We will rock you!" was a common warning in that period signifying that those who trespass against the nobility will be stoned to death.
It takes itself the perfect amount of serious, imo, and I love it. The entire sound track is such a curveball, and they even lean into it but it also still takes the actual plot a little seriously.
Funny, I also rewatched it 2 days ago, since I wanted to show it to a friend. So now I have someone to share this meme with.
"change his stars" is not a phrase I'm familiar with
They are referencing the movie, A Knight's Tale. The main character's father instills in him the idea one can "change their stars" and thereby control their fate as a way of saying he could do anything if he worked at it.
Thanks for the explanation!
If you haven't seen it, it's honestly one of my favorite films. It's got Alan Tudyk, Paul Bettany, Heather Ledger, and Mark Addy so it's funny AND cheesy in the right ways. It's not an Oscar winning movie, and it's not a period accurate historical drama. It opens with the crowd seemingly doing We Will Rock You and the film plays it off like the coronets were actually the guitars, and there's a whole bit where they play off Heath Ledger's announcer in the tourney like they just invented WWE promos/intros.
It's funny, sweet, peak 00's almost-rom-com material.
I realize someone already answered you, but just to further clarify: astrology was a common literary theme during the English Renaissance. Probably the most famous example modern audiences would be familiar with would be Romeo and Juliet, the "star-crossed lovers."
Stars signify destiny and birthright, so if the young lovers' stars are crossed, they're not in alignment and their union is doomed to a tragic ending. If one of them could've "changed their stars," Romeo and Juliet might've had a happy ending.
What treason? impersonating nobility, sure. but how is that treason?
You aren't allowed to impersonate nobility. It is usurping the power which has been given to the upper classes by God, which is enforced by the state. Denying God and the state and trying to seize power is treason.
For which he was put in the stocks, rather than hung, drawn and quartered?
isn't "falsely impersonate" redundant?
One can do an impersonation "truthfully", in the sense that everyone is aware it's an act. See: Elvis performers. I believe the phrase falsely impersonate is to imply that you were employing an impersonation under false pretense, i.e. someone assumes you are someone else and you play into that misconception.