Just watched Kingdom of Heaven - Quite a good film, if a bit long. Very thoughtful on the struggle for power and the dynamics behind the uneasy compromises that haunt men’s souls.
Just watched Kingdom of Heaven - Quite a good film, if a bit long. Very thoughtful on the struggle for power and the dynamics behind the uneasy compromises that haunt men’s souls.
The setup was a little comical with disaster after disaster happening during the journey, it was a bit much.
Ambush, boat sinks, fight for a horse
Opening setup, why is the brother priest such a dick to his brother?
The ambush was setup so that the baron’s brother would inherit the duchy? Then why have the “gives us the murder” scene at all - and before they made the demand they had already killed one of the crusade party?
Why, upon returning to the original blacksmithy at the end of the film, didn’t the lord arrest him for the murder of the brother priest? The horses and king of england coming to the blacksmith had me initially thinking this was a delayed justice party from the local lord to finish the murder business.