The crusades are an interesting subject matter for a filmmaker, very risqué some may say. What it does offer up is plenty of opportunities for Ridley Scott to do some huge battle pieces and plenty of gory blood letting. But if you watch this movie for the action you’d be missing the point and probably come away disappointed.
As a historical movie, what Kingdom achieves is quite good. It shows the situation for what it most probably was – a melting pot of peoples, creeds and purposes. People went on the crusades for many reasons. Some wanted to spread the love of God, some wanted to be judge and jury on a people they didn’t understand, some went for fortune, and some for control.
Most powerfully it shows what can be done with understanding and acceptance and pure motives. And it shows that even the most unlikely and un-ready man can find peace if he learns from his journey.
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4 comments to "DVD | Kingdom of Heaven"
8:40 PM
But was it a good movie or a "worthy" movie?
12:20 PM
Hahahaha, I didn't really say weather it was any good did I!!! Yep, it was a good movie, it you liked Gladiator, then you'll probably like Kingdom.
2:03 PM
No it wasn't very good. The action was over-rated and the lead character is just a kid not out of long shorts. The evil characters were the sole redemptive aspect of it all.
OS: If you could give some ratings in stars that would be useful.
9:49 PM
who cares what the storyline was like? It's got Orlando in it.
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