Monday, September 22, 2014
Kingdom of Heaven was a well done modern take on a highly controversial topic. I can understand why critics of the movie see the portrayal of Christians or Muslims as historically inaccurate. Personally, I believe you could argue for either side on the topic of who was portrayed worse or better in the movie. I think Kingdom of Heaven does not have a specific bias, rather just historical inaccuracies and misrepresentations of both sides. I thought the first half of the film was significantly slow and lacked amusement, but it was important to understanding the situation in Jerusalem. In my perspective, the first half of the movie was a prolog for the real action and climax of the movie. The slow start did not necessarily make me dislike the entire film. Kingdom of Heaven is still very well done and does a good job in my opinion of replicating the time period of the Crusades. Ancient Jerusalem looks adequate, but it is the detail inside the buildings that makes the film feel Ancient. Overall, this is another good film, but does not exceed my expectations of a "great" film. The confusing start (I had no idea where, who, what was going on) and the slow build up to the climax were the deciding factors between Kingdom of Heaven being a great film or just an adequate one.
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