At the beginning of the film, it returns to the golden age of Muslims. When the Prophet was still alive in 627, the Arabs were accumulating power and they were about to shake the world. The Prophet gave hundreds of prophecies in his life, including that Constantinople would be conquered by the Muslims, so the time immediately turned to 1451, when Muhammad II (Fatih "Conqueror") was enthroned, at the age of only 19 years old. In fact, the son of Murad II briefly reigned from 1444 to 1446, only then his father was invited back from his abdication and seclusion by courtiers caught in the war. In 1451, when his father died at the age of 47, Fatih officially ascended the throne. The film depicts many times that Fatih has a close relationship with his father and son. This is actually a tradition of nomads, and it also paved the way for the eldest son to poison him later.
The film describes in detail the first year of Fatih's reign in power, but even the young monarch is so flamboyant, no one would have thought that he contributed to Constantinople in the third year of his reign, completely changing it. pattern of the world. The international situation at this time was in an extreme stalemate: the Eastern Roman Empire at this time had been severely weakened by Muslims in previous wars and was on the verge of dying; and the Catholic world was also undergoing infighting such as the Hundred Years War between Britain and France. All that was missing was the final blow; but the problem was that Turkey, too, was devastated by the Timurid invasion not too long ago, but fortunately not perished. Therefore, whoever rises first will be the master of the next world situation.
Young Fatih saw the situation very clearly, so he saw what his subjects couldn't, that the capture of Constantinople was worth any price, so he kept the map of the city as a carpet every day Step on it and figure out how to conquer. However, the large-scale attempts to conquer Constantinople in history all ended in failure. The Eastern Roman Empire has been established for thousands of years at this time, and if it is the successor of the Roman Republic, it will last for 2,000 years. No one can believe the city. Conquest can be achieved quickly; in addition, thousands of years of operation have made the city's city defense system extremely terrifying. In fact, Fatih led an army of about 150,000 to attack for nearly two months, paying heavy casualties. The conquest was completed almost on the verge of collapse, and the garrison was actually only about 8,000 people.
In fact, Fatih is already the seventh sultan of Turkey. According to the general rule, such a country has lost its spirit, but Fatih has successfully brought Turkey to a new height, not only completing the conquest of Constantinople, but also after It also greatly expanded the territory of Turkey, making it a nightmare for the entire Christian world in the next two hundred years. From this point of view, this battle is definitely the pride of the Turkish nation, and of course, it is also a history that the Western world does not want to recall. Resisting the pressure of the Western world and having the courage to show the glorious history of our nation is also something that Turkish films should be proud of.
Although Turkey originated from the Turks in ancient China, I should be considered a neutral audience. The above religious disputes do not need to be considered, but after watching the film, I did find some problems in the film, mainly because of the deviation from historical facts:
The first is the cannon caster rescued by the Turks from Constantinople. He is an old man who is unwilling to protect the church, but he is willing to serve the sultan because of his adopted daughter’s Muslim status (he made a 750mm caliber cannon, which unfortunately fired The frequency is too low to play a decisive role in the siege, and finally the deadlock was broken by transporting sea ships from land to the Golden Horn).
In the historical fact, a Genoese general was seriously injured and escaped, causing the guards to be in chaos. Moreover, the overly heroic modeling method of Hassan, the leader of the Praetorian Guards, is also a bit contrived. In fact, King Constantine, who charged into battle many times to alleviate the crisis and finally committed suicide and died in battle, gave too many negative depictions in the film, which seemed cowardly and stubborn.
Of course, the most controversial nature is that the film does not actually show the looting and massacre after the war, but asks Fatih to go to the cathedral to deliver a speech on religious freedom and perform the scene of conquerors and citizens building a harmonious society, which is a bit too fake . Although Fatih's subsequent tolerance policy has preserved the dying Orthodox Church, the true history cannot be denied after all.
In the end, the amateur performance of the extras really affects the quality.
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