Challenge 19 - Discussion

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Challenge 19
Discussion

Description

This challenge is where I give a discussion topic and members discuss it! It is as simple as that really but make sure the posts you add don't just say 'I agree' as that won't be accepted.

Make sure to discuss with members from other teams as well as your teams, I know this

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just a heads-up: spoilers up to 3x04

[batgurl88]

LIST OF THINGS MERLIN BORROWS FROM:

-The Princess Bride (Lancelot's backstory = Inigo's, having devoted his entire life to learning to fight after having watched his family be slaughtered as a child; Arthur and Merlin's poisoned goblets on the beach scene mirrors Westley and Vizzini's scene quite closesly; they legitimately had ROUS's on the show in the form of the wildren; Mary Collins is the scary-looking Ancient Booer in the courtyard; Sir Oswald is not left-handed, but was just trying to make the fight last a bit longer; the scene where "Sir Oswald" and "Sir Ethan" are quite obviously dead and Uther asks Gaius if there's anything he can do for them = Miracle Max with the mostly-dead vs. all-dead)

-Monty Python and the Holy Grail (it's more that there's a lot of crossover potential, but there are the basic Arthurian legend spoofs; the Black Knight; the "burn the witch" scene seems to match the anti-magic logic at times; Anhora = Tim the Enchanter with his random and unecessary teleporting being as useless as Tim's explosions;

Re: just a heads-up: spoilers up to 3x04

[alexi_lupin]

And this one :P

Team Merlin

Re: just a heads-up: spoilers up to 3x04

[sallyna_smile]

-Pirates of the Carribean (some of the skeleton scenes in 3x02 seemed to be taken directly from it)
It's a shame they used Mckanzie in the second season already, he would have made a great part in 3x02 *lol*

-Harry Potter (goblin = Dobby; Merlin riding a hippogriff dragon; Merlin catches the snitch goblin with his mouth; labyrinth = triwizard maze complete with vines that reach out and tie you up; plus John Hurt)
Go wizardy world XD

-A Knight's Tale (the whole plot from 'The Once and Future Queen', as well as parts of 'Lancelot')
That's totally Lancelot story... or possibly Gwaine *.*

team merlin

Re: just a heads-up: spoilers up to 3x04

[batgurl88]

lol I found it hilarious that they did the skeleton episode a full season after having Mackenzie. Opportunity missed! lol

Team Arthur

[thecheekydragon]

-Lord of the Rings (music seems heavily inspired by it; the cinematography of the scenes from 2x11 with the knights of medhir riding resemble the 'riding across New Zealand' scenes; battle of Helm's Deep [and even lines about Camelot as an impenetrable fortress] in 3x02)

-Harry Potter (goblin = Dobby; Merlin riding a hippogriff dragon; Merlin catches the snitch goblin with his mouth; labyrinth = triwizard maze complete with vines that reach out and tie you up; plus John Hurt)I pretty much agree with all of your well-thought-out :) parallel points, but these two stand out for me particularly because I had these exact same thoughts while watching the first couple of episodes of S3

[batgurl88]

I love that you put so much thought into this, bb! :)

lol Can you tell that I have no life right now?

I may have remarked something about elves and dwarfs at the time - hehe.

I saw a lot of people poking fun at the similarities, but they really are quite blatant! I sometimes wonder if the writers just marathon their favourite movies when they get stuck for ideas ;)

And I'm utterly convinced that the special effects team looks to the Harry Potter movies for all of its prototypes lol

Team Arthur

Re: just a heads-up: spoilers up to 3x04

[batgurl88]

lol Yeah, I'm a bit of a nerd like that.

I have heard Colin and Bradley draw parallels between the show and 'The Princess Bride' (which made me squee quite a bit), and I think Colin also mentioned the 'Jason and the Argonauts' connection, but I'm dying for someone to bring up all of the parallels in a Q&A some day. Really, there are so many that they have to have been sources of inspiration at the very least.

Team Arthur