Helgeland's A Knight
A Knight’s Tale’ directed by Brian Helgeland in (2001) starring Australia’s own Heath Ledger is a story of a young peasant who has grown up on Cheap side, and goes on a journey of fulfilling his dream of becoming a Knight. ‘A Knight’s Tale’ was set in the 14th century which was based on a book called “The Canterbury Tales” written by Geoffrey Chaucer. He was serving William Thatcher to help William become a Knight.‘A Knight’s Tale’ shows the viewer that no matter the circumstances one can always change their stars;“To never give up and keep trying”. The film achieves this by examining the themes of Destiny, Friendship, Classes and Film techniques. Film also plays a significant role in the movie as they allow the audience to determine hierarchy. One of the most important themes is destiny.William could not fulfil his destiny without friendship. William was not the only one serving Sir Ector. Wat and Roland were also helping, Wat, Roland and William had a very strong friendship. Friendship is what helped William on his destiny to become a Knight. Without his friends, he would not accomplish his goalHeath Ledger is at his hunkiest as William, son of a thatcher, and apprentice to a knight. He dreams of "changing his stars" (a favorite saying of his father's) and shedding his lowly status for a life of jousting. Problem is - only knights or people of royal heritage are allowed to joust, and William doesn't have the lineage to qualify. After the knight he works for dies, William dons his armor and takes his place in a jousting tournament to win money and keep his cohorts from starving. Lacking style, but possessing a huge heart and an empty stomach, William wins the tournament and the money. In love with the thrill of the joust, and after much convincing and a physical tussle over the prize money, he and his traveling buddies, Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk), agree to pass William off as a knight and continue on the jousting circuit. The group meets up with a