David Lowery, Director of TGK, Shares Personal Connection To The Film

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[ionadelfina]

[Spoiler (click to open)]This movie was unsatisfying. It just dragged and dragged pretty much from the bandit scene to the final confrontation. Dev was great and it was an aesthetically beautiful film but I didn’t like it. I thought the sequence with the lord and lady in the castle would be more significant (and more homoerotic). I liked the vision at the end though.

[sandstorm]

I get that and I understand how people were disappointed. A24 advertised a movie that they didn't deliver. They delivered a different one.

[deeohaytch]

Just like Midsommar all over again

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah the trailer made it look more epic than what it was.

[sandstorm]

Also yes like [Spoiler (click to open)] I wondered why early reviews weren't talking about the homoeroticism that's in the book, then I saw it like "WELP it's not even IN THERE, so I guess there's nothing to talk about!"

[ionadelfina]

Mte like [Spoiler (click to open)]how is a movie made in 2021 less gay than it's 6th century source material. Come on now.

[cigarettelover]

Oh boooo :(

[wellalr1ght]

I need to read the source material now, that's disappointing though!

[sandstorm]

There's a loooot of translations so it's gonna vary. I just listened to the one on Spotify on Tales.

[wellalr1ght]

I bought a copy of the poem but I know I'm going to need help with my own interpretation of it anyway so I should listen to that too lol

[ohwutevernvm]

There were definitely undertones and allusions to that for sure though. I gave it so much thought

[wellalr1ght]

Agreed that it wasn't the film the trailers promised and now I'm curious to read the actual poem now to see what they left out and how they reshaped everything!