Saturday, August 07, 2004

Arthur a Pelagian?

I saw the new movie "King Arthur" this week. Fantastic film. It does, however, deserve its PG-13 rating, more for rather adult sexual situations that manifest themselves (rather unnecessarily, I might add) than a tremendous amount of graphic violence (most of the violence, while present, is tastefully-done). They have done a surprisingly good job of dwelling on the connection between faith and "kingly-ness" that the Proverbs so often speak of. It is interesting, however, that while they made Arthur a Christian, they connected him to Pelagius instead of, say, Augustine. Oh well, you can't expect too much from an unbelieving Hollywood. Enjoy this film for what it is, though, and you'll be pretty satisfied.

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

My wife wants to see that movie - only because Horatio Hornblower plays Lancelot, or rather the guy who plays Horatio Hornblower in the A&E mini-series plays Lancelot.

August 11, 2004 at 10:53 AM  
Blogger Baumbach said...

Lancelot was a decent character--kind of Arthur's "alter ego" in a way. Although, at first, I must admit I thought the little beard thing was a little wimpish. Arthur himself, and the actor who played him, is much more robust, though.

August 11, 2004 at 4:21 PM  

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