At first, I thought it was a movie similar to Braveheart. Just to learn more about some Jerusalem bite the bullet and read on.
It turned out that it gave me a question worth thinking about at the end.
When Balian surrendered, he vowed to fight to the end, and when the other party told him that he would not slaughter the city, he readily agreed to surrender. After Balian promised to surrender, the soldiers in the city gave him their admiration, in stark contrast to the queen's complaints against him. In our minds, the only recognition of a hero is to die in battle.
Reminds me of another sentence in the film, "In the name of fighting for God, snatch wealth and land." What is the fight for? Faith? Free? Is life more important?
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