Odd thing I just now noticed about the King Arthur movie...

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 06-01-2008, 02:46

King Arthur is unbelievable bad crap. The Germanic Saxons as Proto-Nazis with a strong desire to keep their race clean of any Pictic genes, in the deep wisdom that such act could only lead to a generated people like the English. LOL. Did the inventors of that story even knew what they were saying?

I'm quoting the movie here, not my own thoughts.

**Spartan198** · 06-01-2008, 03:00

I've seen this movie numerous times and I've never heard any proto-Nazi references.

**Kagemusha** · 06-01-2008, 07:30

Originally Posted by Spartan198

I've seen this movie numerous times and I've never heard any proto-Nazi references.

In the movie, the saxons are killing everyone they can,not sparing anyone. The Saxon leader even kills one of his own man because he has "dirtied" himself by thinking of raping a local woman. So the reference to "uber menschen " is very clear.

**Kamakazi** · 06-01-2008, 08:15

lol wuts funny is i just watched that movie like yesterday

**Spartan198** · 06-02-2008, 10:20

Originally Posted by Kagemusha

In the movie, the saxons are killing everyone they can,not sparing anyone. The Saxon leader even kills one of his own man because he has "dirtied" himself by thinking of raping a local woman. So the reference to "uber menschen " is very clear.

Might be worth considering that the guy also challenged Cerdic's authority, and that he was killed for speaking out against the king. Something that would naturally result in execution.

But the funny thing about me is that when I watch a movie, I single out the things I like about it, not the opposite. That's why I like King Arthur, Troy, 300, Alexander, The Last Legion, and so on.
I apologize for not singling out something that some people might label as proto-Nazi.

**Kagemusha** · 06-02-2008, 10:25

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Well, the funny thing about me is that when I watch a movie, I single out the things I like about it, not the opposite. That's why I like King Arthur, Troy, 300, Alexander, The Last Legion, and so on.
I apologize for not singling out something that some people might label as proto-Nazi.

Well that scene didnt have any effect what so ever how much i enjoyed the movie.Just an observation.

**Spartan198** · 06-02-2008, 10:42

Originally Posted by Kagemusha

Well that scene didnt have any effect what so ever how much i enjoyed the movie.Just an observation.

All it was on my part, as well. I sometimes get aggrivated and go on the defensive when I start to feel a little persecuted for not watching a movie like that from a historian's point of view. I'm really sorry that I sounded insulting.

I posted a topic in another forum concerning a movie about certain world-famous barbarian, which deteriorated into one of those "you're stupid for liking this movie because it has these faults" flame-fests, and I pretty much washed my hands of the thread after that.

**Kagemusha** · 06-02-2008, 11:12

Originally Posted by Spartan198

All it was on my part, as well. I sometimes get aggrivated and go on the defensive when I start to feel a little persecuted for not watching a movie like that from a historian's point of view. I'm really sorry that I sounded insulting.

I posted a topic in another forum concerning a movie about certain world-famous barbarian, which deteriorated into one of those "you're stupid for liking this movie because it has these faults" flame-fests, and I pretty much washed my hands of the thread after that.

No offense taken.

Im sure that kind of thing you described would not happen in this forum, specially here in frontroom, where Beirut and BKS will surely axe anyone throwing personal insults around.

**cmacq** · 06-01-2008, 03:17

Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus

King Arthur is unbelievable bad crap. The Germanic Saxons as Proto-Nazis with a strong desire to keep their race clean of any Pictic genes, in the deep wisdom that such act could only lead to a generated people like the English. LOL. Did the inventors of that story even knew what they were saying?

I'm quoting the movie here, not my own thoughts.

Actually, I believe on closer inspection what the Saxon warriors wanted only the Hengest-like character denied?

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 06-01-2008, 23:01

Originally Posted by cmacq

Actually, I believe on closer inspection what the Saxon warriors wanted only the Hengest-like character denied?

Uff, English is not my mother tongue, can you say that in other words please (with more words)?

**Husar** · 06-01-2008, 23:48

Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus

Uff, English is not my mother tongue, can you say that in other words please (with more words)?

I think he means that the saxons wanted to rape the women and the leader was the only one who did not want them to do that, there's a scene depicting that.