A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Adventure,Drama,Fantasy Though it may seem unknightly, The Green Knight (2021) will not hold your hand. It takes its sweet time, it doesn't try to engage the viewer with adrenaline-fueled swashbuckling sequences of adventure. It does not care if you can't clearly understand the English of old. All of these seem like flaws but they're actually the movie's greatest strengths. The Green Knight does not actively try to be easy to follow both visually or through dialogue, and in doing so becomes so much more immersive and hypnotic. Instead of relying on drawn-out action sequences, David Lowery tries to enchant you with The Green Knight's cinematography and mise-en-scene, and succeeds.