Written by David Franzoni, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed Antoine Fuqua, King Arthur is the epic tale of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. Franzoni creates a different and more realistic story in comparison to the well known fairytale. He bases this legend on more factual content as apposed to the glorified fable of a king, a queen, a few nights and a wizard. From the start of the movie the story is set with a quick history lesson. We learn of ancient Rome’s conquest over Britain. The story begins 1000 years before King Arthur’s legend and sets the scene on how Arthur and his knights came to be in Britain and how the fight unfolded to set Brittan free, both from
the Romans and then the invading Saxons.
Arthur was half Roman himself, born to nobility. His nights were the result of a lost battle 1000 years before between the Romans and the Sarmations, of which the Sarmations lost. The Romans were so impressed with their fighting skills that they enlisted the survivors into the Roman army. However the sons of the sons of the sons of these survivors were destined to be taken by the Romans as payment for their compassion to the Sarmantions that fateful day.
The story moves on fifteen years to the era of Arthur and sir Lancelot. Arthur is not yet a king and he rides with his knights protecting the Roman territories in Britain. We meet these characters when they ride ...
