Better than this one terrible rom-com I watched where this love triangle spent the whole time will they/wont't they-ing with an engagement ring. In the end, they returned the ring to the store it came from, which bankrupted the jewerler, and the rich guy went home with his gardner. Total waste of three movies, like what kind of jewerler is destroyed from one returned ring?
When a "period piece" opens with "We Will Rock You", they're letting you know up front to turn your brain off. I appreciate them for it and loved the movie.
The movie even has William go up and repair the thatch on his dad's roof when they reunite.
"Oh, but this leak won't do, father. Not in the chamber of a Thatcher."
"For a blind Thatcher, it's quite fitting"
"A Thatcher I am, I'll fix it for you"
And then he gets seen by Adhemar, blowing his whole cover. Meaning it's even a major plot point. An act of familial kindness is what got William caught.
Like, everything else is beat for beat except that and it's driving me crazy.
It makes perfect sense and is historically accurate. The crowd chant of "We will rock you!" was a common warning in that period signifying that those who trespass against the nobility will be stoned to death.
It takes itself the perfect amount of serious, imo, and I love it. The entire sound track is such a curveball, and they even lean into it but it also still takes the actual plot a little seriously.
They are referencing the movie, A Knight's Tale. The main character's father instills in him the idea one can "change their stars" and thereby control their fate as a way of saying he could do anything if he worked at it.
If you haven't seen it, it's honestly one of my favorite films. It's got Alan Tudyk, Paul Bettany, Heather Ledger, and Mark Addy so it's funny AND cheesy in the right ways. It's not an Oscar winning movie, and it's not a period accurate historical drama. It opens with the crowd seemingly doing We Will Rock You and the film plays it off like the coronets were actually the guitars, and there's a whole bit where they play off Heath Ledger's announcer in the tourney like they just invented WWE promos/intros.
I realize someone already answered you, but just to further clarify: astrology was a common literary theme during the English Renaissance. Probably the most famous example modern audiences would be familiar with would be Romeo and Juliet, the "star-crossed lovers."
Stars signify destiny and birthright, so if the young lovers' stars are crossed, they're not in alignment and their union is doomed to a tragic ending. If one of them could've "changed their stars," Romeo and Juliet might've had a happy ending.
You aren't allowed to impersonate nobility. It is usurping the power which has been given to the upper classes by God, which is enforced by the state. Denying God and the state and trying to seize power is treason.
One can do an impersonation "truthfully", in the sense that everyone is aware it's an act. See: Elvis performers. I believe the phrase falsely impersonate is to imply that you were employing an impersonation under false pretense, i.e. someone assumes you are someone else and you play into that misconception.
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MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 54 pts · 329d
Better than this one terrible rom-com I watched where this love triangle spent the whole time will they/wont't they-ing with an engagement ring. In the end, they returned the ring to the store it came from, which bankrupted the jewerler, and the rich guy went home with his gardner. Total waste of three movies, like what kind of jewerler is destroyed from one returned ring?
baines@lemmy.cafe · 47 pts · 329d
did somebody watch LotR high as a kite
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 329d
I wish I could upvote this more 😆
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 329d
No officer, it's "hi, how are you?".
njm1314@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 329d
I love that movie so much. It's utter and complete nonsense but it's amazing.
Dragonstaff@leminal.space · 11 pts · 329d
When a "period piece" opens with "We Will Rock You", they're letting you know up front to turn your brain off. I appreciate them for it and loved the movie.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 329d
Ah yes! William Thatcher son of a... Miller?
The movie even has William go up and repair the thatch on his dad's roof when they reunite.
"Oh, but this leak won't do, father. Not in the chamber of a Thatcher."
"For a blind Thatcher, it's quite fitting"
"A Thatcher I am, I'll fix it for you"
And then he gets seen by Adhemar, blowing his whole cover. Meaning it's even a major plot point. An act of familial kindness is what got William caught.
Like, everything else is beat for beat except that and it's driving me crazy.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 23 pts · 329d
HE'S BLONDE! HE'S PISSED! HE'LL SEE YOU IN THE LISTS!
Septian@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 329d
HE'S QUICK, HE'S FUNNY! HE MAKES ME LOTS OF MONEY!
finitebanjo@piefed.world · 22 pts · 329d
sapo_peta@fedia.io · 37 pts · 329d
Nope! Totally different! The dad was a blind thatcher in that movie
ICastFist@programming.dev · 4 pts · 329d
He got blind because of his wife, Margaret
ech@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 329d
Fantastic movie.
finitebanjo@piefed.world · 2 pts · 328d
irishPotato@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 329d
Lol what, who’s that referencing?
SolSerkonos@piefed.social · 25 pts · 329d
It's basically the entire plot of A Knight's Tale, a 2001 movie that I happened to rewatch like two days ago lmao
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 329d
Omg. I went into that movie thinking it was a serious medieval movie. Imagine my surprise when the crowd broke out in chant towards the start.
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 329d
Hang on... are you suggest it's not historically accurate?
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 329d
It makes perfect sense and is historically accurate. The crowd chant of "We will rock you!" was a common warning in that period signifying that those who trespass against the nobility will be stoned to death.
SolSerkonos@piefed.social · 4 pts · 329d
It takes itself the perfect amount of serious, imo, and I love it. The entire sound track is such a curveball, and they even lean into it but it also still takes the actual plot a little seriously.
captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 329d
Funny, I also rewatched it 2 days ago, since I wanted to show it to a friend. So now I have someone to share this meme with.
tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 11 pts · 329d
"change his stars" is not a phrase I'm familiar with
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 21 pts · 329d
They are referencing the movie, A Knight's Tale. The main character's father instills in him the idea one can "change their stars" and thereby control their fate as a way of saying he could do anything if he worked at it.
tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 6 pts · 329d
Thanks for the explanation!
OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 329d
If you haven't seen it, it's honestly one of my favorite films. It's got Alan Tudyk, Paul Bettany, Heather Ledger, and Mark Addy so it's funny AND cheesy in the right ways. It's not an Oscar winning movie, and it's not a period accurate historical drama. It opens with the crowd seemingly doing We Will Rock You and the film plays it off like the coronets were actually the guitars, and there's a whole bit where they play off Heath Ledger's announcer in the tourney like they just invented WWE promos/intros.
It's funny, sweet, peak 00's almost-rom-com material.
tmyakal@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 329d
I realize someone already answered you, but just to further clarify: astrology was a common literary theme during the English Renaissance. Probably the most famous example modern audiences would be familiar with would be Romeo and Juliet, the "star-crossed lovers."
Stars signify destiny and birthright, so if the young lovers' stars are crossed, they're not in alignment and their union is doomed to a tragic ending. If one of them could've "changed their stars," Romeo and Juliet might've had a happy ending.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 329d
What treason? impersonating nobility, sure. but how is that treason?
blarghly@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 329d
You aren't allowed to impersonate nobility. It is usurping the power which has been given to the upper classes by God, which is enforced by the state. Denying God and the state and trying to seize power is treason.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 327d
For which he was put in the stocks, rather than hung, drawn and quartered?
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 329d
isn't "falsely impersonate" redundant?
redhorsejacket@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 329d
One can do an impersonation "truthfully", in the sense that everyone is aware it's an act. See: Elvis performers. I believe the phrase falsely impersonate is to imply that you were employing an impersonation under false pretense, i.e. someone assumes you are someone else and you play into that misconception.