The Mythic Mysticism of Michael Clayton
In which an Arthurian Grail Quest masquerades as a legal thriller.
Tony Gilroy's 2007 masterpiece Michael Clayton is an ancient myth masquerading as a legal thriller. Consciously drawing upon the symbolism of fantasy literature and mythology, Gilroy revives a narrative tradition of ethics and morality wed to Synchronicity and visionary experience.
There’s a lot of apparent mythic symbolism in Michael Clayton, which you …
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