Advantages: Pay your respects to the dead, fascinating history, beautiful scenery Disadvantages: None
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Canakkale has accommodation to suit all budgets; several of the hostels have nightly showings of ?Gallipoli? - the movie starring Mel Gibson that is based on a young soldiers experiences there - and ?The Fatal Shore? - an acclaimed Australian documentary film.Canakkale is a large town with many other interesting sites and so would make a good base for a longer stay.
Eceabat is only slightly closer and has more budget accommodation than middle and top range hotels.
If visiting in summer be sure to take plenty of water with you as it gets very hot and there is a fair bit of walking. ...
Advantages: some good battle scenes Disadvantages: poor story, poor charaters
Gruffudd (Black Hawk Down) is Arthur?s right-hand man. He is dedicated and loyal to Arthur although he doesn?t share Arthur?s idealistic view of the world. Lancelot is more arrogant than Arthur and more grounded in terms of how the world really works.
Guinevere ? played by Keira Knightly (Love Actually) is an important woman for the Woads who has recognised the importance of using the Romans to defeat the Saxons. She realises that Arthur is a good man and hopes that he will be able to help lead her people.
Merlin ? played by Stephen Dillane (The Hours) is the leader of the Woads. He is a mysterious man who favours guerrilla warfare. He is convinced that Arthur is the man to lead and inspire his people to fight for their homeland.
Cerdic ? played by Stellan Skarsgard (Good Will Hunting, Ronin) is the leader of the Saxons. He is ...
Advantages: a brave attempt at history Disadvantages: dont expect the medieval tale
The historical action film is a popular genre these days, and one that unfortunately is generally not done well. Generaly there will always be a conflict of interests, the balance of making a audience friendly action movie against a potrayal of history is a very difficult thing to do, and with King Arthur I think that the writers, David Franzoni and John Lee Hancock. have done an excellant job. The problem with the story of Arthur is that its such a vague story in its original sources that there is room for so many different versions all with possibilites and merits. What we think we know about the story, Camelot, The Round Table, Excalibur, Merlin and the Holy Grail are a mix of ideas from a range of cultures and ages laided down in medieval France for reasons of propaganda and entertainment, so the fact that the film follows its own ...
