This is one of the first movies that i watched in this type of genre that really got me into the whole crusades thing, it shows how you can take an ordinary person, put him into an extraordinary situation, and he can do great things.
This story starts off with one man,a simple blacksmith,who is so angry at himself for losing his wife and daughter,that is looking for some sort of hope,from anywhere that he can get it. When his father comes into the picture, and asks him to join him in the Crusades, he sees this as his chance for absolution.
Towards the end of the movie is probably the best part in my opinion, even after so much bloodshed has been undertaken to capture the city, he would rather give it up, peacefully, then see any more of his brothers in arms massacred to defend it.
Throughout the movie, you will see a lot of the different Orders that were around back then, this movie really got me fascinated into all of them, what they must have been like. Especially the templars, they are a really interesting group of people.
While not really an acurate description of the events during the crusades, it still have quite a bit of historical fact, and it is well worth the buy. It still has a lot of CGI, great battle scenes that get you almost into the battle itself.
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Soho_Black 22.10.2008 10:26
Good review of the film itself, although I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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