After watching it, I realized that the original version shown in the movie theater had so many cuts.
For those cut pictures, some places were also changed in the dialogue.
Many people were a little dissatisfied with the movie King of the World.
This version also gives This is a chance for the director to rehabilitate.
I hope that friends who have seen this movie
can get in touch with the version edited by the director again.
(I will probably buy it again after the Chinese version is released... I can't find out too many sentences. >"<)
Let’s talk about this movie again.
I mentioned it before. In fact, I really like the idea of the peaceful coexistence of the two religions in the film, although it is only a short-lived thing
.
I'm not an expert, but I still think that everyone knows the time and space background of this film, which is helpful for viewing,
at least not being misled by the fictional plot or character relationships in the film (the exam will not make mistakes),
And it seems that it will be able to understand the personalities and ideas of the people in the play,
think about what to express beyond the historical facts, and tell the history in terms of the relevant content of the movie;
the famous crusades in European history, this is a large-scale Religious military operations,
from 1096 to 1291, there were a total of eight crusades, although the purpose was different each time, in
general it can be said to be a war between a Catholic country and a Muslim country; in
637 AD, the Arabs occupied Jerusalem,
at this time, the Muslim rulers of Jerusalem did not oppose other believers to make pilgrimages to Jerusalem. In the
eleventh century, the Islamic power expanded greatly, and it had begun to threaten the Catholic countries in Europe.
Because of the war, the pilgrimage to Jerusalem was blocked. ,
at the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II called for the first crusade,
Prepare to seize Jerusalem occupied by Muslims and open up the pilgrimage road,
which also includes the political struggle between the Pope and the Roman Emperor. The
Crusaders set off in 1096, arrived in Jerusalem in 1099, and captured Jerusalem in that year , and
then established the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The king is Baldwin I.
The time point of the story of the king is between the second and third Eastern Expeditions.
Let's discuss this film on a few questions:
1. What's up with Jerusalem?
Because here is Judaism, Christianity, Islam three religions of the Holy Land,
according to legend the tenth century BC, David's son Solomon to the throne,
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem the city built a Jewish temple,
the ancient Jewish religious and political activities So Judaism regards Jerusalem as a holy place.
For Christianity, Jesus preached, suffered and was reborn here.
In 335 AD, the ancient Roman emperor built a church of the Holy Sepulchre on the tomb of Jesus.
Since then, Christianity has regarded Jerusalem as a holy place.
Although Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Islamic Koran, it is rumored that when the Prophet Muhammad was preaching in Mecca,
he was awakened from a dream one night and rode a silver-grey horse with a woman's head sent by an angel,
from Mecca. Cal came to Jerusalem, stepped on a stone here, flew to receive the Koran, and returned to Mecca that night.
This is one of the well-known teachings in Islam, "walking at night and going to the night",
so Jerusalem has become the third holy place in Islam after Mecca and Medina.
Since Christianity and Islam both originated from Judaism,
but believed that their own teachings were true, and the rest were paganism, the
dispute began like this, and the crusades continued and deepened this hatred.
When the Crusaders occupied Jerusalem in 1099, they carried out a brutal massacre of the city.
The King's World movie does not focus on the large-scale war scenes,
but promotes an unattainable concept.
King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem has always maintained peace between the races,
allowing believers of all sects to enter the city to pay homage, but the king died early. , the
successor also embarked on the same fate as him, letting the power fall into the hands of the main war faction. At the
time of domestic political turmoil, watching the movie, I
really hope that there is such a wise man who can unite various ethnic groups or political parties.
Taiwan It could also be a Kingdom of heaven.
2. Why can Christians be redeemed by visiting the Holy City?
This is the original propaganda of the church advocating civilian criminals to join the war
. Influenced by the basic teachings , the civilians think of this holy city to find the only paradise. In the
last chapter of the Bible, it is mentioned in the Book of Revelation that the kingdom of heaven will come to the world and become the The eternal bright holy land,
this impression overlaps with the real Jerusalem, the Jerusalem of the kingdom of heaven will descend on the Jerusalem of the earth, and they
can die in the holy land. beside Jesus.
Criminals can be guaranteed by the Pope to stop the court proceedings against them, and the
crusaders can be forgiven for their crimes after completing their mission. It is
no wonder that there are three religions in the crusaders, and they occupy the city. The tragedy is not hard to imagine.
In the movie Constantine, the angel Gabriel once ridiculed that human beings have this privilege.
As long as they believe in the Lord, they can be forgiven and return to the kingdom of heaven. From the
current point of view, the right of religion can actually override the law. An incredible thing.
Faith has become a tool for people with a heart, and the people are bent on redemption,
The result created a painful memory in history; in the
world of kings, the protagonist Bellion realized that everything he believed in before had become illusory
after arriving in the rumored paradise, and since then he has always followed his father's chivalry, even approaching a bit pedantic. justice,
of course, this is in front of the screen the audience looked very angry place, the flip side,
if he accepted the king's proposal, marry Xi Beila become the next king of Jerusalem,
that would be no less a war? Will not provoke Saladin siege?
Although the answer is obvious, the result is not necessarily good.
First of all, he has to execute the Templars who are not loyal to him. If he
does not kill, it may lead to civil war, or the consequences that are more difficult to deal with,
but this part alone is necessary. The blood of Jerusalem is poured into rivers,
and the people will not necessarily obey the king after this massacre. It
is also a good way to let those main fighting factions go to die first
. It is still necessary to refer to historical facts.
If Berrion accepts the throne, there will be no subsequent Battle of Harding, and the story will be difficult to end.
The Battle of Harding can be regarded as the main reason why the Crusaders lost Jerusalem
and the most important war between the second and third crusades.
However, in the film, it is simplified a lot, only the beginning and the result are presented, and
the focus is on. Putting it on the later Jerusalem defense battle,
in fact, to be correct, the focus of this film is not on the war scene at all.
Maybe after the ghost warrior and the Black Hawk plan, the director wants to show something other than war,
peace. In fact, it is very fragile. Some people have spent all their efforts to maintain it,
but the result is only crumbling and broken when touched. Destruction is always much easier than construction. The
director also spared no effort to criticize religion in the film.
The end of the film shows the tolerance displayed by Saladin, a Muslim leader,
and a benevolent heart that is completely different from the Christians who massacred the city.
Aside from the historical point of view, or the main axis of peace described in the movie, the
audience can have a new evaluation of the hero and heroine in the director's version. The
blacksmith is not just a blacksmith, his strategic talent is not
created out of nothing, the princess has many helpless before giving way, It's not a hasty decision like the original release version,
deleting the part about Sibella's son, almost destroying the role of Sibella,
making her appear only to become the hero's mistress,
which is also the director's version. For those who
like Eva Green, you can see more of her performance in this director's version,
which is another reason why my brother bought this film.
Let's talk about some history of this film. The
film is based in Jerusalem. the Crusaders, divided into two forces,
one is led by Guy de Lusignan Knights Templar,
the other is the main hospital of the Knights Tiberias,
the so-called Knights of medieval Europe is a military organization,
but here The two knights mentioned above belonged to the military friars with a religious nature and
did not belong to any country. They directly obeyed the Pope and defended the territories occupied by the Crusaders in the east and the kingdoms they established.
The Knights Hospitaller (Knights Hospitaller) was established after the Crusades. It was
originally a monk in a monastery and a guest house near the Holy Sepulchre,
responsible for taking care of pilgrims and patients, and then gradually became a sergeant order to
protect the pilgrimage road and pilgrims. Their duty, which is
also devoted to fighting infidels, lies in the emphasis on charity, which is quite different from the Knights Templar,
After the collapse of the kingdom established by the Crusaders, this knighthood gradually lost its role.
Later , it was transferred to Rhode Island, Malta Island, and finally rebuilt its headquarters in Rome in the 19th century.
Although their military mission has ended, they still adhere to the The old dogma, running the hospital, caring for the wounded, etc.
The Knights Templar was
founded in 1119 by several broken French knights with the aim of defending the Holy Land and pilgrims by arming.
The meeting site is located in the site of the legendary Solomon Temple in Jerusalem, hence the name of the Temple of the Covenant.
In 1139 the Pope of Rome issued an decree confirming the privilege and status of the Knights Templar.
Knights enjoy the privilege of tax exemption and can collect taxes on their own territory.
This allowed the Knights Templar to develop rapidly and become an important force owned by the Holy See. In the
movie, Baldwin IV mentioned to Sibera that his most proud victory
was when he was sixteen years old. The Knights Templar, an army of 500 cavalry and several thousand infantry, attacked Saladin's army of 30,000 people.
As a result, Saladin was defeated, and less than one-tenth of his troops returned to Egypt. This shows the combat effectiveness of this knight order. .
However, in the later Battle of Harding, Saladin took revenge, and the Knights Templar began to lose momentum. After the
Crusaders fell, the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller retreated to Cyprus together. Later Returned to France;
because the Knights Templar not only had military power, they also mastered commercial power, and their position in the European financial circle was very important,
which became one of the reasons for their subsequent demise, because they were rich and powerful and lost power. It was later targeted by other kings and popes,
and on Friday, October 13 , 1307, King Philip IV of France demanded the arrest of members of the Knights Templar by magistrates,
who later died in interrogation or were burned at the stake. , which also became the origin of Black Friday,
The Knights Templars in other places are also facing the fate of disbanding or merging with other Knights. The Knights
Templar also appeared in the very popular "Da Vinci Code" a while ago;
probably because they were too easily eliminated, On the contrary, they left many rumors, and even turned into secret organizations.
In many literary works, the impression of the Templars is generally relatively negative.
In addition, their slogan: god wills it (God's will)
is also in the world of kings. It was used twice, once before the raid on the Muslim caravan, and
once in the later debate between Guy and Tiberias, this sentence alone makes me not fond of them,
it's better to be all God's will. ..
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