What are we fighting for?

Nolan 2022-03-17 09:01:02

1. What are we fighting for?

For religious beliefs? For the national nation? For territorial wealth? for honor? As mentioned in the opening scene of the movie , for eternity?

neither.

When the army was overwhelmed and the enemy was facing a strong enemy, the illegitimate son, blacksmith, and baron Balian stood in the holy city of Jerusalem and asked the people to rise up to defend the city: "We are not for these stones, these holy miracles, everyone is qualified to claim that this is Their holy city. . . . We fight for human life and to protect our own families."

This story depicts the Jin Dynasty during the Second and Third Crusades, in 1186, in our country,— The Jin Dynasty after the Liao Dynasty after the Song Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty before the Yuan Dynasty before the Ming Dynasty.

As early as that period, under the dual rule of theocracy and imperial power, Balian proposed the spirit of humanism that was widely accepted until the French Revolution of 1789.

Seeing this, I knew that the movie must have been made by Americans. Only Americans will tirelessly seize the opportunity to irrigate the spirit of humanism, humanism, and greater Americanism in almost every film.

And the superficial me, every time I am moved, every time I am moved.

2.

If Baldwin IV, King of Jerusalem, had to choose the most admired and loved character in the film, I would choose the man with the golden mask. This once handsome young man who was in power and defeated Saladin at the age of sixteen, was later tortured by a vicious disease to the point that he could only live like a mummy, but his frail body did not diminish his majesty in the slightest; his rotten face did not detract from his beauty at all; In a place so strife and complicated, with internal and external troubles, he ruled with wisdom and talent, benevolence and tolerance, maintained peace, and worked hard to make his dynasty a kingdom of heaven.

As a big boss in the world, when his horse boy went to cause trouble and caused the other party to ask him for guilt, knowing that his strength was insufficient, he resolutely called Qi Ma Zai, dragged his sick body and drove himself to expedition, used his momentum and his majesty to attract foreign enemies, and turned back to the offending horse. Tsai Shi family law. I'm impressed by being organized, taking appropriate actions, being intelligent, courageous, decisive and persevering.

He is a great king.

3. Visible war scenes

I am very satisfied with the war scene.

Compared with "The Lord of the Rings" and "Troy", which both depict siege, the siege in this film is more reasonable and realistic. deified,Focusing on the confrontation between the two armies on the flat ground, the Celestial Kingdom really paid attention to the key of 'attacking' and 'defending' the city. The offensive and defensive equipment used by both sides are very environmentally friendly, such as stones, wood, fire and oil.
The sky is full of arrows and stones like rain, 'Bang', 'Bang', fireballs roared and hit the city wall. Every time it hits my heart, the city wall is in danger. Like a child watching a movie, I was so nervous, hehe.

Actually, I am anti-war, not out of any great, just and peaceful idea, but mainly because I am selfish and timid, lacking in faith and mission, asking me, or the people I care about, to go to war, To be honest, I was not only the first deserter, but I would do everything possible to stop them from going. I think all wars, except that resistance to aggression is necessary, are provoked by a few ambitious politicians and are inexplicably boring things to use as cannon fodder. These politicians love to fight, so they can make an appointment for a time and place to fight one-on-one.

Maybe, it will never be possible to experience it personally, so I am very obsessed with movies with war scenes, and I really admire the fighting heroes in the movies.

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Extended Reading
  • Nick 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    The ambition of the Lord of the Rings is only half the height of the Lord of the Rings, and the fighting is weak, and the narrative is even dull.

  • Tremaine 2022-03-24 09:01:19

    Two brushes after 13 years. 193-minute version. This script... is not much different from the cool text on the Internet. At the beginning, the blacksmith Bloom’s father came to pick him up. When he arrived in the Middle East, he casually killed a Muslim master and became famous, and then somehow became the general of the leprosy king of Jerusalem. The king’s sister Green also gave in and embraced, and finally Jerusalem raised her arms at a critical moment to give the masses a spiritual bonus... It’s not the main problem that the script is so frustrated, the key is the three-hour film length, most of the blacksmith Mr. Bloom The motives were not shown clearly. Only going to Jerusalem to seek salvation and the final humanitarian spirit was clear, but his position in various actions, the jumps and ambiguities that appeared, the whole film was often inserted into Green’s staring face, but it was not. Know what she is looking at, what kind of struggle and emotional impact she is experiencing in her heart. The film seems to be a major theme, but it is actually based on close-ups. The main line also focuses on the king's family. It is like a soap opera for an unfortunate family. The light is also dark and it should be cost-saving. In terms of themes, it fits the scene of the Iraq War. It talks about how Christians can tolerate and pretend to be humanitarian X.

Kingdom of Heaven quotes

  • Balian of Ibelin: How can you be in hell, when you are in my heart?

  • Sybilla: There will be a day when you will wish you had done a little evil to do a greater good.