Why The Green Knight Is a Millennial Morality Tale
“Is this all there is?” “What else ought there be?” David Lowery’sThe Green Knightis a lavish chivalric feast steeped in the dirt, grime, and sweat—there is so much sweat—of its medieval time period, a dreamy Arthurian tale of honor and blood and sacrifice that absolutely, 100% should not make you think of internet memes. And yet. As the credits rolled onThe Green Knight,my unwell mind wandered immediately to a popular meme that sloppily edits a line by Thanos fromAvengers: Infinity War....