"The subject matter may give the impression that The Kingdom has a serious message to convey, but don't look too hard beyond the explosions because you won't find anything except a well-staged Hollywood yarn.” (Plenty of Heroes in This Action Flick, The Business Times, 23rd November 2007).
This review is highly recommended. Smooth and sharp, almost all the elements of the criticism are not pulled down, and the cool brushstrokes reveal the charm of black humor.
As far as I am concerned, the actual content of this film is indeed sorry for its film sequence, title, and even its Title Sequence—the meticulously crafted black-and-white preface of just a few minutes is quite poignant, which makes me mentally refreshed. vibrate. It's a pity that the more you watch, the darker the line becomes. This movie is also an action movie with a mixed drink of CSI. Reminiscent of the seemingly imposing title The Kingdom, only the urban backdrop of Riyadh remains. If you want to experience the clash of civilizations or the American understanding of Middle Eastern culture, look no further. You can go home right away, rent a DVD of "Home in the Dust and Mist", or look at the time when the Colonel and his son came to the United States in the recent hit "The Kite Runner".
The Kingdom is a cocktail of American personal heroic romanticism, messiah complexes, satire of politicians—a sort of commercial, superficial diatribe, and their films’ The routine called "Angel Complex": American mainstream movies vigorously exaggerate the purity and innocence of American children (especially the sons and daughters of the "good people" side). This unquestionable portrayal is in stark contrast to the precocious, hateful, and manipulated impression of children on the "Others" side - the black and white world that can be called "superstitious" is indeed in line with the naive temperament of Americans .
The more eye-catching characters in the film belong to Arabs. Rigorous, courteous, upright, talented and passionate, but also respectful of women - the only thing the venerable Colonel Farez did wrong was to open up and make a few slightly sentimental remarks - this is what he does in the film A bad omen of a heroic sacrifice. I can't help but mumble a few words, don't Hollywood screenwriters have any other way of hinting at the future of someone's death? Not to mention that fiddling with such hints in a movie is not a skill to brag about.
As a result, the best part of the whole movie is the almost dizzying martial arts scene at the beginning and the end. In terms of tension, the 10 minutes of racing, gunfights, and close quarters before the end is top-notch. If you are interested in action movies, just focus on these ten minutes, it is also worth going to the cinema to enjoy it.
PS, fans of "The White House" will have a little surprise.
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