Excalibur (1981) King Arthur and the Holy Grail

One of the most beautiful and artistic scenes, (one of many throughout the film) where Percival retrieves the Holy Grail for Arthur, who upon drinking from it exclaims, “I did not know how empty my heart was, until it was filled.“ Forget the modern special effects of today, this was pure brilliance as you see the Holy Grail in focus throughout the scene and with it, filling up with the precious blood of Christ, the messiah and savior of man’s soul. Filmmaker John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory