Looking
for something to watch one Saturday evening, we landed on A Knight’s Tale. It’s one of our favourite movies, guaranteed to
make us laugh and cheer and all the other warm fuzzy things aroused by an
entertaining story wherein an ordinary man overcomes all odds to become a
champion. It’s bright, it’s funny, it’s touching, it’s loud; except for a bit
of clunky writing in one spot, it’s the perfect popcorn period piece.
“I
love that film,” one of us remarked when it was done.
“Me
too,” the other replied. “We should do another one next weekend.”
“A
knight film?” Since we have a number of them in our DVD library, it seemed a
theme might be fun. We began listing titles—King
Arthur (starring, appropriately enough, Keira Knightley, bwahahaha), Kingdom
of Heaven, Excalibur, even The Court Jester, which led to a round
of terrible puns that left us breathless with more laughter:
“Saturday
Knight at the Movies.”
“Saturday
Knight Fever.”
“Give
Me the Knight.”
“Knights
in White Satin.”
“Knight
of the Iguana.”
“One
Knight in Bankok.”
Okay,
most of them are song titles, but you get the idea. King Arthur was screened the following week, and Kingdom of Heaven ran last Saturday. Excalibur may be up next, but while
pondering further possibilities, I asked Ter if Jedi knights count; if so, the Star Wars saga will prolong the theme
for a couple more months. And I almost forgot: Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
It’s
likely no coincidence that I am currently writing a story about knights
returning from the Crusades, but I do wonder which came first, the story idea
or the movie theme. Whichever it was, something has sparked the creative
impulse and on my week off, I intend to make it count.
Count. Hm. Ter and I toyed with viewing
vampire movies before “knights” fell. Perhaps our next round starts with
Dracula ...
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