Guy Ritchie is without a doubt one of the most exciting filmmakers in mainstream cinema today. When you look at his latest films, including the candy-colored Disney blockbuster “Aladdin,” the sardonic gangster farce “The Gentlemen” and the gritty action thriller “Cash Truck,” it becomes clear. Guy Ritchie now seems to attach great importance to trying out new areas.
It only makes sense, then, that Guy Ritchie has already made a foray into the fantastical world of fantasy entertainment: “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword“, which airs today, November 24 at 8:15 PM on ProSieben, is both straightforward medieval bombast and an unleashed madness that could only come in this form from Guy Ritchie.
In the official FILMSTARTS review, we gave “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars. In conclusion, author Antje Wessels writes: “Guy Ritchie knows how to extract new facets from the well-known original and stages his film with the stylistic devices that are so typical of him.” So if you want to experience how the historical setting is shaken up with split screens, quick cuts and GoPro chases, then you’ve come to the right place.
That’s what “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” is about
Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) grew up in the London gutter among prostitutes who took care of him. He has no idea of his royal origins until one day he manages to pull the magical sword Excalibur from the stone. A feat that, according to legend, only the rightful king of England is capable of.
Through visions that keep coming back to Arthur, he realizes that the tyrant Vortigern (Jude Law) has seized power after having King Uther Pendragon (Eric Bana) – his own brother and Arthur’s father – murdered. To dethrone Vortigern, Arthur joins a rebellion that could also ensure that the population is finally freed from their oppressor…