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A Knight's Tale (2001)
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being. |
| Themes
 | Crucifixion
 | William Thatcher is imprisoned for impersonating a
knight. His enemy, Count Adhema, comes into his
cells, taunts him, strikes him repeatedly. William
offers no response. The scene ends with William
kneeling on the floor, head bowed, with his arms
outstretched, tied to a crosspiece. The shadows of
the bars in the window high above create the illusion
of stripes across his back. As purely visual imagery,
this is the best crucifixion clip I've ever seen.
(FUMC, Natchitoches, LA) |
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| Liberation/Freedom in
Christ
| I recently preached a sermon using the movie "A
Knight's Tale" to illustrate the freedom found
in Christ. I used scene 26 (1:51:00 - 1:55:30)
which shows the main character William Thatcher
in the stockade for impersonating a noble knight. It is
a powerful metaphor for people who desperately try hard to live
good moral lives apart from Christ -- people who
attempt to "fake it." In the scene, Prince
Edward, the future King of England who is concealed in the
crowd, steps forward, orders William to be released, and then
bestows knighthood upon him. A great
illustration of those who are trapped in
legalism and works and who are set free by the "King" and made royalty.
Major Themes: Freedom,
Legalism, Works (Pastor
Grant Misseghers, Youth Pastor,
Hill Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church,
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) |
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