Priceless use of "infatuation."   See 6 other replies

Well, "technically," there are 50 versions of this myth, and not one thing you mention exists in all 50. You probably know Thomas Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur" version. Way to go. We all read it in high school too. More interesting than that are the many other versions that abound. This has been retold so many times, there is no way you can use the word "technical" when talking about the story. I mean, it's SUPPOSED to be set in the 6th century (500 years before there were crossbows and courtesans and plate armor and chivalry). Very few things are as annoying as the jackass who read a book in high school and thinks he is now an expert on the subject.   See 7 other replies

Seven Samurai (or The Magnificent Seven, or BETTER YET, the Seven Magnificent Gladiators with Lou Ferrigno) and Three Amigos (or Bug's Life, or Galaxy Quest) are related but should be kept distinct. The SS has the same plot points mentioned above:1. Village with warlord problem
2. Hires mercenaries (usually old or out of date mercenaries, warriors from an earlier generation)
3. Mercenaries train village to fight
4. One of those mercenaries is actually from the village (or a similar village), and ends up staying there to repopulate after the final showdownTA has a related plot but something very different that NEVER would have worked in SS or MS or any of those macho films. The whole point in TA is that the mercenaries are frauds. It is not a small difference. The entire mood and message of the film is altered. Although the later TA (or BL or GQ) obviously borrows from SS, the central thrust of the narrative is almost the exact opposite.   See 9 other replies