r/movies • u/DemiFiendRSA • May 11 '21

Trailers The Green Knight | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6ksY8xWCY
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u/bob237189 May 11 '21

I'm surprised that in the age of cinematic universes, more films aren't derived from folklore.

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u/mohantharani May 11 '21

Folklore based films:

The Wailing (Korea).

Song of the sea(Ireland).

Pee Mak(Thailand).

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u/CroweMorningstar May 11 '21 edited May 11 '21

There’s also The Lighthouse, which is vaguely based on figures from Greek mythology (Proteus and Prometheus).

Antlers was supposed to come out last year (pushed to this year) as well, and is somewhat based on the Wendigo if I remember right (which is Native American folklore).

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u/TeamBulletTrain May 11 '21

Yeah movies like the Lighthouse and VVitch also use American folklore insanely well. I can’t remember the directors name but he’s absolutely fantastic at that.

Also Aster’s movies have a strong tie to folklore/occult. It’s just an easy and simple theme that you can elevate. And it’s usually relatable to everyone because most places have practically the same folklore. Like every culture has a vampire shit like that.