Excalibur

     

Excalibur1981

Director: John Boorman
Stars: Liam Neeson, Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 141 minutes

This lush retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a dark and engrossing tale. Director John Boorman (Deliverance) masterfully handles the tale of the mythical sword Excalibur, and its passing from the wizard Merl… more »


Merlin:
STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still!

Merlin:
That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this night, this great victory. So that in the years ahead, you can say, 'I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!' For it is the doom of men that they forget.

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  • Dennis Imoto
    Dennis Imoto
    Another way of rephrasing, "History repeats itself, or History is doomed to repeat itself".
    Is it because we didn't, as a majority, study our past critically?
    Would studying our past make a difference regardless of the time frame?
    Say the human race is more of a hands-on (kinesthetic) learner collectively, then, unless we have had the experience, we are likely not to remember it and thus hold less emphasis on this Romantic ideal (Camelot) and the journey/process of getting there.
    Or, maybe he's just referring to senility. >v<     
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