i believe that excalibur be the very best arthurian film . it be a brilliant retelling of the arthurian legend and it get the story right he be the once and future king and a messianic figure . boorman beautifully capture the myth . spoiler represent furthermore and a line that sean connery deliver in zardoz dully and ineffectively be deliver by helen mirren to great effect in this film you really believe that morgana want merlin knowledge so badly that she will sacrifice herself . and the end work so well and you believe in arthur . the ship head toward avalon and somewhere toward the setting sun and to the west . and i love the music and wagner work so well in this film . a grand film .