Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
R | 06 May 2005 (USA)
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After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

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rnelon

The movie is good, but is strongly inaccurate. The movie makes it look like Christians are war thirsty in a bad way. Im an atheist but know that it was the muslims that pushed the violence into Europe forcing the crusades. I do believe that some Christians were strongly against war in favor of trying to find peace and thise who were seeking revenge. Dont think the movie does a good job at being accurate. It still was entertaining for the most part

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SophieKitty7

Its 5pm and i feel like im falling asleep horribly boring, nothing happens in the whole moviei think the movie is just for people who are fascinated for hours after hearing the word "christ" oncesure sure, nice scenery and acting (no flaws for me to pick out there) but the plot is just horrible, it feels so horribly slownice actor choices for the movie though, but even though i like at least 3 of the actors from other movies, i just cant finish watching this (thats a first time for me)

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Alfredo Profumo

WARNING: If you want to watch this movie there's two things I recommend.First: Get yourself the director's cut. The theatrical release has 45 minutes of cuts. The movie doesn't make sense without that material. With those 45 minutes included, this film is a gripping epic with some great cinematography and some really good acting (well, Orlando Bloom is serviceable at best but there is great cast of supporting characters; most notably Edward Norton that delivers an impressive body and voice performance as the always face-covered Leper King).Second: Renounce any historical accuracy. If you are an expert on Crusades and this time period in general, this movie will probably disappoint you. Every element has some root in real events but they are twisted and turned to service what is essentially a very modern moral lesson.

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cordell-42701

Kingdom of Heaven is not a movie I would normally consider when picking a movie to watch, however, my friend saw it and decided to watch it so I joined him. I am so glad that I did. The scenic shots were amazing and the battle scenes were breathtaking. The story line was enjoyable however I feel that it got very convoluted and extremely difficult to follow about half way in. For example You have no idea what condition causes the king of Israels problems until you are almost done watching the movie. Nothing was added to the film by keeping that from the audience except that it leaves the audience in confusion for many parts of the movie. The plot was a little too complicated. Maybe it was just me but I feel like the movie jumped around in terms of focus way to often and with too much intensity. Besides those points the film was enjoyable. As an audience member you really begin to take the side of the protagonist even when you sometimes feel like you do not need to. I understand that a point like that is something almost every movie contains but it felt especially compelling here. All in all I did enjoy the film even with its one significant downfall.

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