How realistic do you think the grand battles from 'Outlaw King' were? I see that the engagement quickly devolves into a "skirmish" situation where soldiers mingle and fight one another. Do we have reasons to believe that such kind of fighting happened? How would the soldiers know who's friend and who's foe? How would they keep their formation from breaking? Did cavalry really charge infantry formations head on back in that day?
If I am right to be puzzled by all this, do you have any books or films to suggest that better describe/depict what battlefields of the time were like?
How realistic do you think the grand battles from 'Outlaw King' were?
If, based off your description that "soldiers mingle and fight one another", then we can reply to that with "not very". More can always be said on the matter if anyone would like to have a go; for the meantime, as 'how did battles go tho' is among one of the most common questions on the sub, here's a few linkdrops addressing your questions:
On combat identification,