“The Last Duel” This is Ridley Scott! A collection of historical dramas, mysteries, confrontations, and strong heroines

“The Last Duel” Synopsis

Medieval France - Marguerite, the wife of a knight, claims that her husband's old friend assaulted her, but he claims innocence and there are no witnesses. The fate of The Truth will be entrusted to a "duel trial" between the husband and the defendant, with life and death at stake. It is God's absolute judgment - the winner will receive justice and glory, and the loser will be sentenced to death as a sinner, even if he or she survives the duel. If her husband loses, even Marguerite will be burned at the stake for perjury. Who should be judged?

Index

• Why is Scott so obsessed with confrontation?
  
• A combination of historical drama and mystery, two of the director's favorite genres.
• Strong women drawn by Scott
• A director with a long career

Why is Scott so obsessed with confrontation?

Ridley Scott's films often feature confrontation scenes. The climax of one of his masterpieces, `` Blade Runner '' (1982), is a powerful confrontation between an android played by Rutger Hauer and an investigator played by Harrison Ford, and in `` Gladiator '' (2000), which won the Best Picture Oscar, Russell The battle between the gladiator played by Crowe and the king played by Joaquin Phoenix was featured. Also, in `` Alien '' (1979), the final highlight was a Alien battle between the alien and the last surviving aviator, Sigourney Weaver, on a spaceship. In his films, the story often moves toward one-on-one confrontations.

In ``The Last Duel'' (2021), the duel between the two men, Matt Damon and Adam Driver, becomes a powerful highlight, and Scott's visual skills are put to good use. If you reconsider the old format of a "duel," your directorial debut , The Duellists (1977), is a story about a duel. This is a film adaptation of a short story by Joseph Conrad, and although the film version has the human-centered title ``The Duelist,'' the original title of the novel was ``Duel.'' The title of the original book for this work is ``The Last Duel'' (Japanese title `` The Last Duel '', written by Eric Jager, published by Hayakawa Shobo), so just looking at the title, this movie is a commemorative debut work by Scott. You could say it's a sister edition. Although they share the same feature that they are set in France and feature knights and soldiers fighting with swords in their hands, the historical backgrounds of the films are different, with the debut film taking place in the 19th century and this time in the 14th century.

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Why is Scott so obsessed with confrontations and duels? According to a 1998 interview with Paul M. Sammon called "Joining the Club," Scott seriously considered joining the Navy when he was 20 years old. Since his father was a soldier, it seemed natural for him to follow the same path.

"However, at that time, my father gave me some advice. It's up to you to decide, but I think I should go to art school. I should make use of my talent." (From an interview with Paul M. Sammon) )

In the end, Scott gave up on the Navy and enrolled at the Royal College of Art in London to hone his painting skills. After The Graduate, he began to pick up a camera instead of a paintbrush, but perhaps his curiosity about "fighting" or confrontation lies at the root of his interest.

A combination of historical drama and mystery, two of the director's favorite genres.