One notable academic paper analyzing the 2021 film is The Death-Driven Eco-Ethics of David Lowery's The Green Knight by Alexa Alice Joubin, published in The Quarterly Review of Film and Video .
: Space, Time, and Identity applies Paul Ricœur’s theories to argue that Gawain's wounds are actually paths toward self-recognition. The Green Knight (2021)
: It argues that Gawain’s decapitation should not be viewed as a tragedy or physical expiration. Instead, it represents a shift from a human-centered view (anthropocentrism) to an earth-centered one (ecocentrism). One notable academic paper analyzing the 2021 film