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The highlight of the film is the siege of Jerusalem. Some netizens compare it to the siege of Xiangyang, which is very appropriate. Lao Ya thinks Mo Gong is very close to this film, but it is also Fiction is more than reality. According to the historical records of the two sides, Saladin's troops approached the city and did not carry out a substantive attack. Barrian sent an envoy to negotiate peace. The
real battle took place in front of Mount Harding two months earlier. The Battle of Harding was in the Middle East A famous turning point in history, the true cross was lost in the hands of Muslims, which shook the spiritual dominance of the church.
Harding's battle was not much inked . In the theatrical version, only a few shots were used, and it was covered in one stroke: the Christian army is working hard and the Arabs are far away. The military horses were ready to go, and Barion looked at the direction of the battlefield. Then he moved to the post-war wilderness where corpses were everywhere and vultures covered the sky. The result had already been decided before. The
director's version and the theatrical version are almost identical to the Battle of Harding . Fans of military films who hope to see a large-scale war may be disappointed. The director's description of this sensitive subject has been as realistic as possible. .Muslims easily defeated the Christian army, and if the scene of the machete shedding blood is presented realistically, the audience in the Western world may not easily accept it. If it is not good, even the audience in the Middle East will protest. Now it is the best way to express it. .
1189 summer, the new king ascended the throne of Jerusalem Guy in Aker ordered Christian army to march eastward around the solution of Tiberias, gathered around strength of about thirteen thousand people. thousand footmen, three thousand cavalry, including From the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller in the row. The
Christian army marched along the road near the Tullane Mountains. On July 3, after they left the supply point Syfria on the way, they went straight to the fortress of Tiberias. From The straight line distance from Syfria to Tiberias was less than twenty miles, and an hour and a half was long enough to reach on horseback. However, many of the army could never reach Tiberias again. The
Christian army crossed the Tulan Mountains. , Enter the hilly area. This place is dry and waterless, it is midsummer, and the vegetation is dead. The art of war is called a dead place.
Saladin waited patiently under the scorching sun, like a rattlesnake in the desert, now, his chance has come.
The Islamic army is about 20,000 people, mostly cavalry, flexible and easy to supply. The long-distance strike advantage of horse archers is vividly displayed in the upcoming field battle. The scene of the end of the battlefield in the film reflects this detail, the Christian army Most of the soldiers' corpses were hit by arrows.
Saladin first harassed the Christian soldiers with light cavalry, causing them to move slowly in the desert. The hot sun mercilessly scorched the Christian soldiers who were marching on foot, and the erratic Arab cavalry consumed their physical strength. , In the end, the exhausted Guys were trapped in the foothills of Hardin Mountain. In the
middle of the night, the Arab army chanting the name of Allah completed the final encirclement, and the destruction of the Christian army was doomed. The
two peaks of Hardin Mountain stand side by side, hence the name Hardin Double Horns The Horns of Hattin. The Chinese translation of this battle may be the Horns of Hattin, but it should be a mistranslation. To the south of Mount Hattin is Mount Tabor. Deborah and Barak, the Israeli judges, once occupied this mountain and wiped out the invading Canaan. General Sisera had nine hundred chariots and ten thousand enemy troops. Looking east from the top of the peak, you could see the Sea of Galilee, a freshwater lake eight kilometers away from here. More than a thousand years ago, the disciples saw that Christ Jesus was walking in Galilee. The sea. The magical legend is the last hope of the knights trapped in the foothills of Harding.
On July 4, 1189, the Christian soldiers who were trapped in the hills of Harding for more than ten hours were thirsty and thirst. Under the siege of Saladin's cavalry archers, it was close to the brink of collapse. Guy erected a true cross on the mountainside in an attempt to boost morale, but the result made the despairing infantry and archers worship, chaotic, and repeatedly attacked by the Islamic cavalry. , "The king's tabernacle fell". At this time, the miracle did not appear... A
day later, the fortress of Tiberias surrendered. On October 2, the Islamic calendar of the year, Saladin recovered Jerusalem After more than a hundred years, the three expeditions of the Crusaders were unsuccessful.
Put down the ancient times, and then comment on the film. What Lao Crow admires most is the young King Balduvin IV of Yecheng. Edward Norton, who has played for less than an hour, has played this role to life. His heroic style is far better than the long speeches of the male lead. In history, Baudouin was indeed an excellent monarch. When he was a boy, he attacked Saladin in Ramla, so that he could only avoid it. Even if he suffered from a serious disease , but his short life left the last glimmer of the Baudouin dynasty. In his thirteen years in office, he mediated between Islam, the Templar faction, and the Hospital faction. It was a first-class political talent. He was like an iceberg in the desert. , provides the last shelter for this fragile harmonious society.
"I am not them, I am Saladin." Who are they? The role of Arab immigrants in the United States will inevitably lead to international disputes. Scott invited the Syrian actor Hassan Massoud, who has performed in Saladin before, and this time to play the role again, will be the name of the Islamic legend of resolute and taciturn Wang is portrayed to the bone. Especially at the end of the negotiation in the film, the handsome guy again asked Saladin the question of the director's arrangement: what is the value of Jerusalem? Saladin first answered NOTHING, walked a few steps towards the camp composed of tens of thousands of Islamic fighters, looked back and smiled and answered : EVERYTHING. The words are concise, ordinary people and Islamic heroes are integrated, and Saladin is resurrected, so the answer should be the same. The
director has a lot of suspicion in the portrayal of several other characters. He simply blamed the contradiction between Christianity and Islam on the Yi's arrogance, and Renault's mad bloodthirsty. In fact, Guy is handsome in history. The Princess of Yecheng tried to marry him, and he pressured his sick younger brother to appoint Guy as the regent and let him do his best, ha During the Battle of Ding, Guy ordered the Jedi to be stationed. This shows his low command and combat ability. Saladin did not kill this stupid opponent, but on September 4th, he and Ashkelon Fortress were exchanged. Saladin The siege of Yecheng began on September 20, and the scene where Guy rides a donkey naked in the film is purely fictional. After Guy was released, he fled back to Cyprus, and it is impossible to test whether he had a duel with Barion. Thick-skinned too, and later attacked Saladin with Richard.
Reynolds was a brave man, and even when Saladin shouted harshly, he still responded with harsh words. His feud with Islam began with Saladin's uncle, Noor al-Din, who held Reynolds captive for 16 years, but when Saladin scolded him. After releasing him back to Yecheng, he immediately became the leader of the Knights Templar, and his personal charm is evident. Choosing a fat red-haired man who is disgusting to play Raynor adds to his personal grudge with Saladin. It weakens the thinking of the film. . In the theatrical version, Saladin executed Reynolds with a thunderous strike, omitting the scene of beheading with a sharp sword, probably because the filmmakers were worried that the audience would make unnecessary associations. The
heroine's play can almost be ignored, the only A bright spot: She finally returned to her hometown with Xiaobu, and the prince and princess lived happily ever after, while she was going to Canaan before. That "land flowing with milk and honey" is now flowing with oil and honey. Blood...
In addition, in the director's version, the eldest princess said goodbye at the end of the bed of Boduwen IV, and mentioned the handsome old days of the 16-year-old Boduwen, but in fact Boduwen was diagnosed with leprosy when he ascended the throne. The Yecheng patient who has been ill for eight years may not be described as handsome anymore. In the film, the age of Boduvin V is just right. Looking back on Scott's gladiator, similar settings, I wonder if it implies that the eldest princess and Boduvin The ambiguous relationship?
Let's talk about the two positive characters, Barion, the young master of Antioch, who actually participated in the Battle of Harding, but he and Raymond, the play's Tiberias, the leader of the Knights Hospitaller Under the unfavorable situation that the Wang army was completely trapped, the remaining cavalry was actually concentrated to break out. The reason is that these two positive characters and Guy are at odds with each other, and the situation is over, and naturally they do not want to be martyred for the faint-hearted king. .Although this stupor suffered this bad luck in order to save Raymond's wife. But Raymond was not devoted to his political marriage. The husband and wife were originally from the same forest. When the disaster came, they flew separately. After
defending Tiberias, he did not embarrass Mrs. Ray . Barien was different from him, at least in language. After escaping from Mount Hardin, he returned to the Islamic camp and swore to Saladin to return to Jerusalem to take his wife The young queen ran away from the city and was no longer an enemy of her. Saladin agreed to the brave lover.
As a result, the Paladin who would rather die and speak out in the film immediately organized city defense after returning to the city, apparently taking advantage of the political vacuum to prepare to seize the throne. And his actor Bloom's performance can hardly be called brilliant. The combat mobilization on the tower is too preachy, and the performance at other times can always wake up the memories of the Lord of the Rings and pirate fans.
According to historical records, Balien later participated in King Richard's third eastward expedition. This duplicitous opportunist was transformed into Yu Qian and Guo Jing Geli. This idol group obviously cannot take on such a role.
Undoubtedly, in today's changing Middle East situation, the director hopes to use this film to seriously review history and face up to reality. The new generation The crusaders still compete with the Islamists for interests, and the streets of the city of peace are full of gunshots. No matter how pale and feeble Xiao Bu's acting skills are, it is undeniable that Barrian's choice has avoided possible mass casualties. And this The strategy is still applied to the political situation in the Middle East, and land is exchanged for peace.
When the large-scale siege weapons such as the return gun and the trebuchet have withdrawn from the stage of war, the political wisdom of more than 900 years ago is still used for reference. Jerusalem, the city of peace, when Can we see true peace?
PS: After Saladin won the Battle of Hardin, he did not kill all the prisoners of war, but for the hawks in the Christian army, namely the prisoners of the Knights Templar, there were about 200 people. Other prisoners of war were either bought by relatives or friends, or sold as slaves.
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