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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Kingdom of Heaven (Movie, 2005)

This epic is the story of a young man who follows a man who may be his father on a quest to the Crusades. There, he must go from being a simple man into a leader to try to help the Christian Crusaders who are occupying Jersulam fight off hordes of Islamic invaders. Ridley Scott has done an excellent job in recreating the milieu (dress, warfare, weapons, mores) of the 12th Century when this historical drama took place. While Orlando Bloom does a fine job playing Balian of Ibelin, the rest of the performances are also superb -  especially Liam Neeson as Godfrey.  

It is a finely crafted film - technically and artistically.

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