When I watched it for the first time, I almost didn't recognize the elves, and the color of the film was very dark, and the picture felt uncomfortable, so I gave up after watching it for a few minutes. It wasn't until two days ago that it came out again, and I want to bite the bullet and complete the task. From a point of view, the blooming performance is quite satisfactory. Fortunately, it is unlikely, at least not bad. It is much better than "Troy" and "Haven". I don't want to mention "Calcium Kid". However, blooming is rather unlucky. As a blacksmith and leader, blooming is not so rugged and lacking in pride, especially among a group of sturdy big men. It is a bit horrible. It really feels a bit like a "magic elves". This is really a classic. Comment. But the important thing is not that, but that Director Scott chose a large number of dazzling green leaves to completely submerge the blossoms. Not to mention Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons, the old drama bones, just one Edward Norton robbed everyone of the glory, including the old drama bones, and the mask king was not showing his face from beginning to end, and finally Only one scary face destroyed by leprosy was left (this shot is about three seconds long). I guess Director S definitely didn’t plan to choose an elf to play the king who is not a king. It must be the intention of the producer. This film is very long, 145 minutes, but it still feels like I’m still unfinished. Many things are not clear. It’s said. There was a director's cut version, and I couldn't help thinking after reading the introduction. If you add the 20 minutes of the director's cut, at least I won't feel confused for a long time.
Except for the "love in the age of war" (I can't wait to pinch it off to make this film perfect), this film does not have too many commercial elements, not very "Hollywood", maybe this is also "Kings of Heaven" at the US box office. One of the reasons why Europe is very popular. No wonder I didn't watch it in the first place. It's unlikely that this will happen to a Hollywood movie. It will definitely push you tightly on a chair in a theater or on a sofa at home within a few minutes. But if you look patiently, you will find that this so-called "big production" is not like Hollywood’s usual practice. Its scene is very grand, but it is not gorgeous at all. The holy city of Jerusalem is full of yellow sand and dusty people. War is as bloody and cruel as it is, except that it conforms to the Hollywood concept of "the king is not dead". The blossom was drowned by a lot of green leaves, and was drowned by the whole story. The blacksmith Balian is not the savior, nor the knights, nor even the mask king. They can't save Jerusalem, and they can't save the fate of failure. They are just doing everyone's duty until the last moment of life. In the end, Jerusalem fell. Balian was not like the legendary figure of our nation. He and the warriors who filled the wall with their bodies in exchange for surrendered to Muslims, in exchange for the people of the city to leave safely. Slaughtered. They failed, but they were still cheering. All they did was to defend the people in the city. They had done their best. Among such warriors, there are no kings, no lords, only real men.
Another real man is Saladin. This Muslim king is totally unlike the Darius in "Alexander" who draws dark circles and is in a daze on the chariot. He is almost motionless and expressionless. He negotiated with the Mask King to Balian. All of the surrenders made people feel the power, wisdom and kindness of a true king. After the invasion of Jerusalem, he raised the fallen cross in the palace. This not only showed the personal magnanimity of Saladin, but also reminded people that although Christians and Muslims in history have experienced countless wars, they were originally They forgive each other and made peace.
Edward Norton is nothing short of a miracle. He won countless fans for the Mask King without even showing up. The body that was dying by the disease, relying on the strength of tenacious and wise personality, maintained the short-term peace of the holy city, and the driving force was forced to retreat Saladin's army. Behind the exquisite mask, the weak body contained the soul of the king who was not inferior to Saladin. The film may be a lot of beautification for the Christian king, but it does not belittle his opponent but gives the same respect. The battle for Jerusalem is a war between kings and kings, a competition between heroes and heroes. Although this kind of war is cruel and bloody, it has more humanity and higher dignity than the invisible modern war that kills people.
The war between kings is gone forever. There are no kings in this world anymore, wars no longer have dignity, only naked interests fight. From that bloody age to the present, the heavenly dynasty that Christians and Muslims are pursuing has never come, and it seems to be more and more distant.
I do not regret at all that the blooming blacksmith was submerged, I would rather let him be submerged.
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