Knight of Cups: A Paradox of Responsibility and Risk

Aurelia 2022-08-07 20:37:35

Zhang's card itself faces a contradiction between responsibility and adventure. On the one hand, it shoulders the mission of protecting the Holy Grail, and on the other hand, it has a free spirit; it can also be a perfect combination, holding the Holy Grail to bless the purity of the knight, and the spirit of chivalry is infused with agility. On the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail will remain pure forever. The knight's promise to protect the Holy Grail is not sincere. Although the knight will always be faithful to his promise, the knight is afraid that his freedom will make the Holy Grail break his oath and go on adventures with him, but the oath of the Holy Grail must be out of pure love. So it is not the filthy temptation of the world that can force the Holy Grail to break its oath.

"Holy Grail Knight" does not tell a completely linear story, but an audio-visual display completed by splicing the doubts in thinking and the confusion in emotions in the form of dream fragments. I've only seen director Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" (this so-called war movie is more hypnotic), and the elements similar to "Knight of the Holy Grail" include a lot of essay-style self-talk and swaying ocean currents and tide sound. Here's a quote from the beginning of the film: "Conveyed and began in the form of a dream...understood how he conveyed his enlightenment...finally arrived safely in the realm of desire."

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Knight of Cups quotes

  • Nancy: You're still the love of my life. Should I tell you that?

  • Karen: [dancing in a night club in a sexy outfit] You live in a little fantasy world, don't you ?

    Rick: [watching her] Are you ?

    Karen: Yes...

    [smiles]

    Karen: Because it's so much more fun...

    Rick: Enjoy yours ?

    Karen: [she nods smiling] Changes every day... I can be whatever I wanna be... Don't forget that... You can be whoever you want to be...

    [laughs, kisses him, smiles]

    Karen: You can be an asshole. You can be a saint...