Movie Review: "A Knight's Tale"

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This paper begins with a plot summary of the movie and then continues with a discussion of the historical accuracies and inaccuracies, using comparisons to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and "Medieval Times".

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"The movie "A Knights Tale" has many inaccuracies and very little accurateness. As a movie about a knight in medieval times this movie is certainly out of place. It is unclear whether the director wanted the movie to be this confused about its identity. What is clear is that the director wanted to appeal to younger audiences. He added relatively new rock songs for the soundtrack. Some actors were dressed appropriately for the times and then some were completely out of place. The great writer Geoffrey Chaucer is portrayed as a peasant with a horrible gambling problem. Although there are references to God and the Bible the characters do not have the sort of faith that was practiced during medieval times. Also the main women characters seem to have a lot of freedom. With all of these things combined this movie turns out to look sloppy and un-researched."

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