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Brian Helgeland includes these aspects by setting the scene with music and people wearing dirty and torn clothing. In some scenes, you can see people begging for food or money and you notice that they are dirty and unsanitary. Also, at the beginning of the film when William, the main character, wins his first joust and they trade it for some silver coins. You see that the three friends, William, Wot, and Roland are quite poor and have not had a decent meal for some time.

Also, outside the jousting ring, you can see poor people struggling to make a living by mending armour, or selling warm wine and cat kebabs. This is shown in most of the places William visits while he is competing in the jousting tournament and this suggests that the majority

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