The Last Defender of Camelot story
In modern-day England, the last of King Arthur's knights teams with Morgan le Fay to stop the return of Merlin. Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc. Story by: Roger Zelazny, George R. R. Martin.
13 total · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with opposing a friend | major | Lancelot fought his old friend Merlin rather than permit a human sacrifice. |
| immortal living secretly among us | major | It turned out that a number of Arthurian characters were still around in present day. |
| immortality | major | Sir Lancelot was cursed to live forever. |
| magic powers | major | The sorcerer Morgan le Fay showed Sir Lancelot scenes through a crystal ball, lit a cigar with a fire conjured in the palm of her hand, and whisked Lancelot and Tom away to Cornwall in a puff of smoke. Merlin, too, was using magic of one sort or another. |
| the flip side of immortality | major | Sir Lancelot longed for death after having lived for over a thousand years. |
| the legend of King Arthur | major | It turned out that a number of Arthurian characters were still around in present day. |
| what if I had to fight to the death | major | Lancelot in duel with the hollow knight. |
| chivalry | minor | Merlin was disappointed in Tom's absence of chivalric qualities. |
| crime | minor | Sir Lancelot was accosted by three young thugs on the streets of London. |
| pacifism | minor | Sir Lancelot had apparently renounced killing. |