I have to say, this has to be one of the best prop costumes i have ever seen in a medieval timed movie, especially the quality of the suits of armors looked great and not the standard suits of armor you see in Hollywood movies. One of the characters was even wearing a riding skirt on his armor.
shareThey were okay. They were certainly "modernized" in a lot of ways that reflect modern conceptions of masculinity and martial prowess. Some things I noticed off the top of my head: the wasp-waist style of the armor was not nearly pronounced enough, Henry V not bothering to wear a helmet, or even padding under his mail coif. And the Dauphin's suit of armor was just straight up fantastical.
shareIf you would have paid attention, they were going to fight in really light armor so they had no issues fighting in the mud.
Even if they were not historically accurate, but the quality of them looked insane, except Patterson's armor, that one looked like it was created by a armorer's apprentice.
Oh I paid attention. Very close attention. Even if they were wearing light armor, padding would still be required. You might as well wear no armor without padding. And not wearing a helmet is just stupid. Even if you had no other armor, wearing a helmet should be a priority. Also, even if he didn't have a helmet, he should have worn padding under his mail coif. Again, useless without padding. The movie was decent, but it was far inferior to Outlaw King in many aspects, especially costumes. Why is everyone's costume dark and dingy too? People of this era loved brightly colored clothing, especially the nobility.
shareWhile I'm no historian, I understand that paved roads were a rarity during those times which meant incredibly muddy roads. I imagine that washing armor would risk rust. Washing with clean water itself is a rarity.
Furthermore, good cinematographers use various filters in order to present a particular pallette which fits with the atmosphere and theme.
If you want to prevent rust, you wash armors and blades and then apply a coat of oil. That has been the traditional way to avoid rust for centuries.
It's not likely that armors got muddy in the roads, because it's not likely that they used them in the roads. Armors (and iron weapons) were extremely expensive. You treat them carefully. It doesn't make sense to travel wearing the armor when you can travel with a more comfortable dress and have the armor clean, packed and oiled and ready for battle.
And the 'muddy' environment is a very Hollywood one. I've hiked in rainy days, and I only got mud in my boats. Unless you fall to ground, you're not likely to get your clothes muddy.
The armor was uninspired and a joke just like the lacklustre battle, especially with what the king was wearing, all he needed was one hit to the head and he'd be dead. And how on earth could the English and French differentiate between each other?
shareIt looks low budget. Too many dark scenes and close-ups.
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