First of all, the main selling point of the film, Nicolas Cage, is unrepresented in the film, creating an ambiguous character. The director apparently played Berman as a valiant hero. From the chatting and laughing before the war, to the final sacrifice against the devil, it reflects the bravery. Seeing the Crusaders slaughtering women and children immediately became deserters; changing their original firm mind overnight and accepting the mission of the church; seeing the witch killing two people and killing her immediately, even though she was escorted by untold hardships, these reflect the decisive. Moreover, it is also very humorous. The director asked him to tell a silly joke by the fire, so that the characterization was full, and I laughed to death.
It must be noted that Cage's image is not suitable for such a hero, and his face is full of indecision (I always remember his indecisive hesitation in "Face Change".) And, Cage One of the most attractive qualities in him is the indescribable sadness that is rooted in his heart. Using such a person to create a hero is still strong and decisive, just like letting a winger (such as Robben) play a central defender.
In such a fierce role, any actor can be competent.
Let's talk about the plot. In fact, the film shows a certain ideology, such as the church's disregard of human nature in the religious war, and the religious persecution in the Middle Ages, the brutal killing of women who are believed to use witchcraft, and even the "church persecution" in the film. It kills far more people than any war or plague" is a powerful indictment. The protagonist Bayman quits the Crusades and cares about the little girl who was condemned as a witch, which also reflects the spirit of humanism. But at the end of the writing, it turns out that these are all true! Demons, priests' holy water, spells, witchcraft, "the great wisdom of Solomon", all true! This means that the horrific religious trials and massacres carried out by the church are all just! Those women should be killed because they are either witches or possessed by the devil!
From this, can it be deduced that the Crusades were just? Cruel murder of Muslims, men, women and children, is just because they do not believe in God and blaspheme Jesus? The first half of the film is to say how wrong are Berman and the others that they should fully believe in the church? Entertainment films can't be so contradictory.
It's as if you've reached the climax of your story, and suddenly you say, "What you just said doesn't count, let's do it again."
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