@comieodor
So many of these YouTube analysis videos break down to: "look at how many historical inaccuracies I was able to find in this scene." I love that you took the time to contextualise why things are choreographed and shot in certain ways to aid storytelling, convey emotion or drive a narrative whether or not it was 100% accurate.
@colossusslayer1234
Something else I like alot here is that they KEEP THEIR HELMETS ON. Most Hollywood movies would insist on the visors going up or no helmets so their actors can emote, at the cost of realism and believability. Them keeping and using their armor correctly just adds so much here.
@dawnkeyy
What I like the most about this scene is how you can really feel them get tired - not just the heavy breathing, but also how they stumble around and flail their swords after the first grappling part. I also liked the takedown - instead of just a quick, clean, devastating throw, he had to run the other guy down until he finally fell, not too dramatically either.
@mrfish9876
5:44 you missed when Hal tried to respond (riposte?) with a pommel strike to the head, but Hotspur anticipates and blocks it, which leads to the grapple. Another very accurate little detail.
@Mittens_Gaming
I just love that the armor in this movie works. I hate how so many movies have armor basically made out of butter. Here, he has to wear his opponent down and get him under the armor for a killing blow. The armor works.
@mattlawson714
God, I love how they are actually trying to hit each other rather than just trying to clang their swords together.
@Poseidonram1944
what i absolutely love is the exhaustion we see in the two. too often, extended melees scenes feature people fighting as if they've only just started, even if they've been going for like 20 minutes, as seen in movies like the LOTR trilogy. In this scene and in the battle later on, it very quickly descends into exhausted people who barely have the strength left to stand, hitting each other with blows that don't even have the force to bounce off.
@RafaelMartins-fg9rb
7:18 WTF THAT WAS BRUTAL
@adamseidel9780
I love any subject breakdown like this, whether it is fighting, historical accuracy, whatever, that acknowledges where things were really accurate, where they were less accurate but done smartly in service of good drama and portraying the right intent to the audience, and where something a little over the top but still plausible was done purely because it’s cool and theatrical. Much better than people insisting on total realism. Great breakdown!
@FlareBinar
I really appreciate the approach here, instead of just relentlessly criticizing every tactical mistake, looking for the most realistic move in any situation, you're looking at it as a scene from a movie. You really put in the work to demonstrate that every break from traditional combat is sold by the pacing, cinematography, and acting, instead of hinging your criticism entirely the scene's choreography. I really enjoy this kind of holistic criticism.
@mb190-h3x
This is the modern medieval era movie that felt the realest that I've ever seen.
@crispy_338
I love that you can hear the armor and their frantic breathing. It gives a lot more weight and realism to the fight. I also love the part where Hal trips Percy. It’s such a small thing that could actually happen in combat, a small mistake that leads to defeat
@trigger5258
I love how you point out that even when a move is a mistake, it’s a believable one because no one is going to not make any mistakes in a fight. Whoever wins is just the person who made them less.
@Scott-ti2eh
As a 30 year Hollywood editor I appreciate your appreciation.
@VRichardsn
fighter plunges dagger into opponent's throat Shot Zero: This is so good heavy breathing
@thedude-sp8po
Big respect to the fact you understand the cinematic viability of certain decisions. People usually nitpick for hours at historical inaccuracies without understanding anything about filmmaking and how boring their super realistic vision would be. That doesn't seem to be the case with this channel.
@717UT
History vs choreography aside, a fight is a fight. Mistakes happen. Improvisation happens. Anger and grappling and whatever dirty things go down so that one person can survive. I think this scene really gets that across and the details you point out through the video as to the historic accuracy of it just make it even better of a scene.
@b0r0din988
Chalamet's performance at 0:30 into this is so good, his delivery to challenge Hotspur is not arrogance as you so often see in movies, you see this great mixture of mental exhaustion, reluctance, stress, and fear on his face. He knows he has a good chance at dying in the duel.
@renderbenj
Great breakdown Stu! Funnily enough, that's my attack you voided at 7:05 - nice one!
@Pattonesque