My initial response to the movie Camelot is that musicals suck...just being honest. Then I realized that I loved Across the Universe and figured I'd give it a chance. Great choice! The movie seemed a bit cheesy but it's forgiven since it is after all a musical...anywho, I really liked how it shows universal values like faith, purity (Lancelot), equality (by showing the different social classes and even sing a song), greed (Arthur's illegitimate son), chivalry and love. Lancelot is a definate symbol relating to christianity and faith in my opinion. The movie shows how all humans sin, all can dream, and how equality is just right...lack of words but it's true. Surprisingly, those all can be christian virtues...
Knights, chivalry...just reminds me of the Christian crusades...coincidence? You decide.
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Not coincidence at all, Parker. The Crusades happened in the Middle Ages, which is the setting of the legend. Make the connection with your history class. We will do some of this in class.
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