An Analysis of Chivalry in the Movie Tristan and Isold
The movie scene
The film is set around 600 AD, when the Roman empire (the western Roman empire) has collapsed and the tribes of Great Britain are in constant battle.
In order to find the right locations, cast and spent several months in Romania, France, England, Scotland, scouting, ultimately selected the west coast of Ireland, and medieval Prague, capital of Czech, Dan Ruth to reproduce tang king Richard's castle, Tristan and isolde wushan yunyu cheating wharf, and so on medieval scenes.
Among them, in order to reproduce the medieval castle, the cast specially invited from Hollywood professional set props personnel.A royal castle was built on the west coast of Ireland at a cost of tens of millions of dollars in order to break out of a war against a vast and desolate backdrop.After filming, the castle, which had been in the film for only two seconds, was destroyed.
The action scenes are designed and arranged around the use of cold weapons. By swinging axes and hammers, practicing swords and riding horses, and drawing bows and arrows, the brave and skillful knights must be matched.
Main characters
Tristan, the hero of the film, was brought up by the king mark after he lost his parents in an Irish army attack. Tristan, a skillful, quick-witted and charming man, became one of the greatest knights of king mark and fought in Ireland in order to repay his benefactress, king mark.In the battle, he met his lover isolde, two young lovers in the seaside cabin private engagement.But as a knight, in order to be loyal to king mark, Tristan had to suppress his feelings, lost his love.The girl he liked eventually became king mark's queen.
Isolde, a noble princess, lived a privileged life, but as a princess she was unable to control her own destiny and was promised early to her father's valiant knights.However, when she met Tristan, the man in her heart, in the face of true love, isolde showed courage, clarity, lightness and frankness, and took the initiative to elope with Tristan to leave.But in the face of such a loyal knight Tristan, duty, honor is more important than love, finally he can only marry Tristan's benefactor mark king.It also reflects the absolute loyalty of the knight to the Lord.
The righteousness of chivalry in the Movie
Chivalry is about compassion for the weak. That is to say, knights shoulder the responsibility of strengthening the weak and maintaining justice, which is the moral code of their conduct. For the civilians displaced in the war, the knights care, sympathize, and protect them. In the film, when the king of Ireland sent soldiers into England, Tristan's father ordered his subordinates to protect all the women in the clan, which reflected the chivalry of caring for the old and weak women and children and showing sympathy for the weak. At the same time, in the guidance of Tristan to save women's action, Simon in the face of the young knight or self-defense chief continue to block the enemy destroyed the choice of women, he chose the latter, he further aid to the time for Mr Stein, but because of missing the best defensive stage and young laid down his precious life. As an excellent knight, when facing the test of life and death, Simon did not hesitate to give the opportunity of life to those trapped in the cage of women, this is his compassion for the weak performance, but also a true portrayal of chivalry.
The sense of honor of chivalry in the Movie
Honor is the pride and honor of a knight. The knight endured many harsh and cruel training to become a true knight, making a vow to pledge his life. Therefore, from the point of view of these ceremonies, the name of knight itself is an affirmation of strength. Knight is not only the title of a noble, but also a military title. Knights like Tristan in the film, although they belong to different tribes and serve different lords, they value their own honor and the responsibilities that come with it. The higher the honor a knight gets, the greater the responsibility he takes on, for example, to defend his country and protect his people.
The brave of chivalry in the Movie
The most important thing about chivalry is their bravery. We can see that these knights are brave and resourceful soldiers and generals on the battlefield. The knights were not absolutely obedient and desperate. Only those who are brave and resourceful, that is, brave and resourceful, can be called brave. Tristan, the hero of the movie, helps the Lord win one war after another by using his wisdom and determination. Tristan is a good example of the heroic qualities needed for chivalry. He is brave and courageous without lacking wisdom. Only by being both wise and courageous, can he better protect what he wants to protect and win peace and victory.
conclusion
The age of chivalry may be very far away, and the spirit of chivalry seems to be gradually gone with the development of modern civilization, but as the pillar of western European civilization in the middle ages, the spirit of chivalry leaves us with far more than a touching story. When the factors such as religion, war and love permeate and melt into the hearts of those hot-blooded men, the flower of the spirit that it blooms must be the most colorful. We may not be able to grasp the essence of chivalry completely, but those noble qualities and noble honors will be remembered by history and become the foundation for the continuous advancement of modern civilization. Yes, as Francis I said, "all is lost, but honour remains."
Reference
[1]臧兴妍，徐萍.骑士精神与骑士历史[J].百科知识，2008，55.
[2]朱伟奇.中世纪骑士精神[M].西安：陕西人民出版社，2014.
[3]郝驰原.论电影《王者之心》中骑士精神的回归回归与重生[J].大众文艺，2014（24）：171.
[4]刘艳.英国的骑士制度与骑士文化研究[J].现代商贸工业，2011，23（07）；216—217.
[5] 胡冰.从《亚瑟王之死》看骑士的忠诚与勇敢[D].河北师范大学,2016.
[6]唐国清．试论欧洲文学中的骑士精神[J]．苏州教育学院学报，2006,(03)
[7]陈志强等．城堡、骑士、贵族[M]．云南人民出版社，2002．
[8]张景全．论骑士制度的繁荣期[J]．史学集刊，2003，(02)．
[9]汪丽红．骑士——且歌且战的西欧贵族[M]．上海辞书出版社，2006．
[10] Presti·Edgar. Chivalry [M]. Shanghai sanlian publishing house, 2010, 01.
[11] Will Duran.The history of world civilization -- the age of faith [M].Oriental press, 1999.
[12] Wall Collins.Chivalry [M].London, 1901.
[13] Fiona McDonald. Chivalry in the middle ages [M]. Zhejiang people's fine arts publishing house, 2015.
[14]Shunichi Chisheng. Illustration of the world of chivalry [M]. Tianjin people's publishing house, 2018.
[15] Robert fisher. Knight in armor [M]. China machine press, 2016.
[16] terence hambrey white. The ill-made knight [M]. People's literature publishing house, 2016
