FIRST TIME WATCHING: Kingdom of Heaven *Director’s Cut* (2005) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@johnnywhiteiii3511]

Director's cut is better than what we got in theaters

[@carlanderson7618]

I concur

[@aaronburdon221]

Agreed

[@YashamaruSensei]

it's two COMPLETELY different movies, i swear to god. DIrector's cut is one of my favorite movies, while theatrical is ABSOLUTE DOGWATER

[@neogenesis0038]

@@YashamaruSensei I've never seen the directors cut of this, but now I have too. But, the same goes for the movie Abyss, if you've ever seen it. Directors Cut makes it a completely different movie, and 100 times better.

[@dertittenjager3780]

that ending fight with the king is wholesome, and there is Richard the lionheart cameo.

[@chaost4544]

It's a damn shame this wasn't shown in theaters. "Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut" is one of the best directors cuts of all time; up there with the LOTR's directors cut compared to the original release.

[@stevencolatrella3257]

Except the director's cut of LOTR actually make the movie worse. Sorry. This, on the other hand , is magnificent.

[@koreancowboy42]

​@@stevencolatrella3257 extended and directors cuts or deleted scenes. They add extra details and things that makes good use for making movie reviews 👌

[@Vendrix86]

@@stevencolatrella3257 you think so? I thought they added just enough scenes to enhance the movies. Especially with gandalf actually doing something besides creating a giant flashlight in the screencut...

[@koreancowboy42]

​@@Vendrix86 well extended and deleted scenes allows more insights when some people don't get some things. I've seen some plenty of bad movie reviews.

[@Vendrix86]

@@koreancowboy42 uhh I was agreeing with you saying extra scenes are better. I always prefer extended cuts over the screencuts. I don't think you understood my comment to the other guy properly..

[@hettbeans]

Edward Norton as King Baldwin is the sleeper hit of this movie.

[@snewsh]

bro, I never knew who played King Baldwin. Homie knocked it out of the park.

[@elih9700]

@@snewsh I just that information too, wowzer.

[@unknowntrademark9992]

Him and saladdin are the only hitters in this movie. It should of been about them two not bailin.

[@MarsellusWallace92]

Edward Norton didn’t want his name to be used bc he wanted to honor the great king but his performance was so good they deemed the need to share who played the character

[@toddkes5890]

35:20 - not just Saladin respecting the fight, but Saladin also potentially glad there is a difficult fight. If the battle was too easy, the people who had pushed for war would keep on pushing. From what I saw, there were basically two extremes in the army, one side favored by Saladin that was more practical, and one side that was more fanatical. Balian putting up a difficult fight and causing casualties steadily eroded the political power of the fanatical side, and at the end when the fanatical side's leader had motivated the army to attack and that attack failed, Saladin's side emerged triumphant in the power play.

[@Strider91]

So, fun actual history fact. Saladin kept his word. In real life, he escorted all the surrendered Christians back safely to Christian lands. At great financial expense to himself. A truely respectable act

[@chrisdobbs9155]

Not quite. They had to pay a ransom to go free, and those who couldn't pay were sold into slavery. While that seems harsh or evil to us, that was the way it worked at the time, and both sides did it. But that is what terms Balian worked out, and Salah Hudin did keep his word.

[@aaronburdon221]

​@@chrisdobbs9155 what you said. I believe Balian nearly bankrupted himself paying ransoms if I remember my reading correctly.

[@senadneslan1563]

@@chrisdobbs9155 everything is about money pope puppy......

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

The cast of characters duking it out for Palastine never changes. Salah al-Din was a Kurd from present day Iraq.

[@hr1meg]

Side note: The directors cut confirms something that was hinted at in the theater release. The hospitalier (black robe with white cross) was an angel. His disappearance into thin air when Bailien is talking next to a burning bush puts aside the doubt.

[@xxlCortez]

Didn't he die when Guy's army was massacred?

[@hellogoodbye3786]

​@xxlCortez yes, sooo... 🤷😅

[@MichaelCyrus88]

His head was on a pile of heads. He died

[@SupremeNamelessOne]

the director's cut is the true cut and is the only one that is definitely worth seeing.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

My favorite movie of all time. "The value of a men is determined by what he does with the land he is given" That followed me till today.

[@karldilkington8802]

God wills it!

[@bugvswindshield]

here, here! I won't watch the released version.

[@huntersorenson7261]

Honestly I didn’t even know there was a directors cut. I NEED to see that.

[@mmxxiii9503]

I agree

[@chefskiss6179]

HOLY S***! Uh... I'm speechless. This is definitely one of those gems I've just stopped suggesting... you may in fact be the first to check this one out, so BIG THANKS. Ironically, it's you and Just Trust Ash specifically that I have really wanted a reaction posting from, so again, THANKS for this one.

[@maxducoudray]

Cinema Rules reacted to it. Maybe some others.

[@chefskiss6179]

@@maxducoudray Oh yeah, yer right. Even Shan. Guess I just kinda blocked it(?), lol...

[@Somecreature321]

Caped and Just Trust Ash are the best.

[@SwampmasterZ]

Exactly, like nobody wants to reaction to

[@SwampmasterZ]

​@@Somecreature321there are a few females out there that's good,

[@PheOfTheFae]

Leprosy is contagious, not hereditary, but it's not easily or quickly contagious, so like, just meeting the king here and there you almost certainly wouldn't catch it, but the kid being around him for a long period of time it passed from one to the other. And "deus vult" ("god wills it") is legitimately a thing that they said back then to justify pretty much everything.

[@n3tw0rk_n3k0]

Leprosy is not inherited, but people can inherit an increased risk of contracting leprosy if they are exposed to the Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. Susceptibility tends to run in families, but the inheritance pattern is unknown

[@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges]

You need to capitalize the words "Deus" and "God".

[@PheOfTheFae]

@@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges I'm not a xtian, so no, I don't

[@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges]

@@PheOfTheFae I wasn't giving you an option, you will capitalize it, end of story.

[@Karznax]

@@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges lmao i guess people like you are why we had religious wars in the past. The arrogance lol

[@Tampahop]

I was never a big Orlando Bloom fan until I saw this movie. He made me a fan here. The whole cast gave strong performances. You can check all the boxes on the list... cinematography, costumes, location, etc. I liked the story of a man true to his principles.

[@hw2508]

Second that

[@intello8953]

Really? Even during his LOTR years?

[@SRosenberg203]

@@intello8953 He was good in LoTR because he didn't really have speaking lines. But the first few Pirates of the Caribbean were coming out around the same time and that's why people don't have the highest opinion of his acting. I'd say he's the weakest actor in Kingdom of Heaven, but not because his performance is bad, but because everyone else is just so exceptional.

[@920WASHBURN]

Isn't this Legolas? You didn't like legolas?

[@Tampahop]

@@920WASHBURN Hell no. He looked down on Gimli. 😉

[@williambranch4283]

Director's cut is essential. Templars made out to be bad, Hospitalers made out to be good. Actually both were good but competed for popular support.

[@gawainethefirst]

I would put it to you that both orders had both good and bad elements.

[@peterroberts7684]

Templars when captured by Salahadin would be automatically executed,while other knights were allowed to Live,The Saracens had disdain for them,though Great warriors they often committed atrocities..

[@koreancowboy42]

The Templars had bad records tho great warriors, they kinda don't have good reputation compared the Hospitalar knights or knights in general.

[@regiluthfi]

they're the ancestor of a group called illuminati

[@ДавидГригорьев-ф3ж]

​@@koreancowboy42Knights don't have good reputation. They're good reputation was created in Modern era by fantasies and movies.

[@sheryldalton8965]

I like Jeremy Irons. His dual role as the twin brothers that are gynecologist is freaky & fascinating. His role in 'the house of spiris" is powerful. Excellent movie (&book) with Meryl Streep, Glen Close, Winona Ryder & Antonio Banderas.

[@markmaioli4]

Would have loved to have seen the director's cut in theaters instead of the bastardized original release! This movie is just magnificent

[@aestheticdemon3802]

The movie was made, originally as a 3 &1/2 hour epic, the Directors Cut, the STUDIO, decided to butcher it to a 110 min "sword n sandals" flick, which bombed miserably in cinemas. Eventually the full version did make it to a very very small number of cinemas, for about 2 weeks. Then *poof*, vanished until the release of the 4 disc Directors Cut boxed set. The studio's 110 min cut, removed virtually all the Sibella scenes "not part of the main plot etc." and trimmed enough stuff out of the remainder that one oaf watching the "good muslims punish evil christians" story called it "Osama bin Laden's version of history" which the movie was certainly not. And all so they could fit the movie into the 2 hour screening cycle at multiplexes.

[@evilalex87]

film is a masterpiece for me

[@chefskiss6179]

This one ends with the king of England going off to the crusades, Ridley Scott's other flick, Robin Hood, starts with the king coming back from the crusades, lol. It would be cool if you viewed that one as well; great cast and is kinda fun actually, even if Oscar Isaacs's scenes steal the show. Considering we're about to see his Napoleon on screen, it would be interesting if we find out that when Scott passes away, it turns out his whole body of work was just the whole history of mankind... starting off with the dawn, Prometheus... going through the 'known' history, then onwards to a.i., replicants, and then life out there, albeit alien.

[@crazychase98]

Damn you might be on to somthing

[@carlanderson7618]

Thanks for this reaction. Two things that stick with most about this very underrated movies is when the Hospitalier Monk talks about "putting no stock in religion" and the way both sides sending their people off to kill the other side telling them "God wills it" as if God would will such a thing.

[@HDreamer]

Gods will a lot of things, coincidentally it always lines up with the interests of their priests and political rulerclass.

[@newloon]

Also the Hospitalier is revealed to be an angel that only reveals himself to Bloom in the director's cut...in the theatrical version he's just Neeson's weird pal

[@noelmalik5018]

Everything is Willed by God.

[@carlanderson7618]

@@noelmalik5018 I don't think God wills us to kill each other in his name. That is more of that free will thing we have and misuse.

[@noelmalik5018]

@@carlanderson7618 Of course it’s free will. The point is that nothing can come about without the Permission of God.

[@hamzah5643]

Imagine this was a one season tv show, fleshed out even more cos there''s tons of stuff to work with.

[@Lyaagato]

lets hope not, i just dont want this turn into an abomination like they did with queen cleopatra tv show

[@sheryldalton8965]

The woman that played Saladin's sister is Ridley Scott's wife. She also had a brief role in 'the counsellor'

[@janescribner8258]

Oh! Thanks for that! I recognized her from Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (I loved that movie, too). She portrayed William Hurt's wife in it ie William Marshal. Such striking features, wow.

[@masjidrats2012]

I remember when this movie came out, us Muslims were speechless. We had never been portrayed even slightly positively in media before. The fact they showed the honorable side of Salahudin and didn't make him out to be a blood thirsty Terrorist was unbelievable to us

[@nancyomalley6286]

And yet so many bigots are mad that the movie did NOT villainize the Muslims!

[@David-up7rv]

US NO WE

[@ScarlettM]

26:38 - she didn't know better, but with leprosy - preventive suicide is not the best option. It's very slow progressing disease and people can live to old age (though losing body parts). Leprosy also has a tendency to attack the nerves, so there is not as much daily pain as you would expect. The boy could have lived a long life.

[@chriscypert8616]

Great movie. Unfortunately, Hollywood loves making the Templars the villains. In reality, the nobles who came from Europe for a year or two to win glory were the radicals who engaged in slaughter of innocents and refused to compromise or work with Jews and Muslims. The Templars were individually poor monks who lived permanently in the Holy Land and were more pragmatic, striking deals with potential adversaries and protecting all innocents of every faith. They were ferocious in battle, but were otherwise almost polar opposites as what’s portrayed in this film.

[@vagodinfir1636]

The movie isn't displaying them as "evil" both sides were bad,some was good and some was bad.Its the leader that matters,the idiot templar commander make them look like the "bad guys" but Baldwin balanced it out.While the ayyubids only have Salahudin who is portrayed as chivalrous and respectable.All the templars isn't the same.

[@crazychase98]

The Templars and monks where only there after the fact that islam kept raiding Europe. The crusades where started after Europe was attacked multiple times. But of course in war you have guys that started some crusades just for the grift

[@user-ze8yy8jg1f]

@@crazychase98no more b”llshit again The first crusade has nothing to do with the holy land it was against Berber tribes in Spain and was launched by Portugal There has been more crusades against Slavs and in eastern and Northern Europe than the Middle East. The first crusade to the holy land was from the franks and Germans who went to avenge Jesus the second was to retake the holy land

[@Wolf-bz6kq]

Movie was such a Christian apologist movie, the Muslims were just as vicious as the Christians in real life

[@cyrus138]

Sibylla: This isn't adultery. Vincent Vega: I beg to differ. btw did godfrey just say a yo mama joke?

[@pamelalee1508]

Its been almost 2 decades since I saw this movie...when Orlando was building his little town in the desert didnt he use Archimedes Screw to raise the water ?...it wasnt covered in the edited YT reaction... Definitely a movie to recommend to friends...and yes Orlando made up for his punk role as Paris...🌿🌿🌿

[@toddkes5890]

I'd prefer to think that Orlando's character could afford to stay in one location and build wells, while the herders had to keep moving. Otherwise the scene is saying that the local people who have lived there their entire lives don't know how to dig a well.

[@pamelalee1508]

@@toddkes5890 hahaha..you are correct...there are many instances where the movie writers..as with the government..think they know better than the actual citizens living in those conditions...however...new inventions being used..that might have happened in a storyline...🌿🌿🌿

[@garylogan3640]

This was the time of the Crusades, religious war between the Christians and Muslims, and the knights you see in white with the red cross are Templars, a religious order, warrior monks (those in black with the white cross are the Hospitalers, another religious warrior order) there were 3 other major orders fighting in the crusades, the Order of Saint James, the Order of Calatrava, and the Teutonic Knights, but they are mostly ignored in this film. That is why almost everything they say is about the will of god.

[@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei]

Although the look of the Templars for example is very inaccurate. They didn't have that big red cross on their breast as depicted in a lot of popular media, they only had a small red cross on the left side of their breast. And they also didn't have those white shields with big red crosses, their shields were based on their war banner which was black and white, so usually it was a mostly white shield with like the top 1/4 black or the other way around. A red cross on it is possibly in some cases, but at least not always the case. We don't really have great evidence for it, but we do have enough depictions of the design without the cross. By the way, there was also a Templar-related outfit that was black or brown with red cross. That was the outfit of the non-noble fighters of the order, the so-called sergeants. Professional fighters, but not descendants of knights and therefore unable to become actual templar knights.

[@joshp2542]

The Hospitaller is the greatest character in this. He may have been an angel by how he talks and acts.

[@est1977santosLA]

The comments here give this movie more justice than the reaction. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Just sayin.

[@raptorCr7]

The setting of terms scene gives me chills every time! Great movie with exceptional set pieces.

[@evilalex87]

first time i didnt know the king under the mask is played by edward norton

[@mmxxiii9503]

You are the first reactor I ever seen to watch this masterpiece, it is a great movie: the true concept of faith, duty and honor

[@وحشليلا]

قريبا ستاتي الحرب العطمة ♥ من اجل البحث عن البترول والنفط في الارض سترجع ناس على حملت السيوف و القوس ؟ ثم الغرب يغدرون

[@pamelalee1508]

An earlier commenter brought up Liam Neesen and his fghting skills...have you thought about a reaction to.. 💥...Rob Roy...?? Another period piece you might find enjoyable...🌿🌿🌿

[@chrisdobbs9155]

Good movie. Great suggestion.

[@qw2797]

Being decapitated back in those days meant that they couldn't go to heaven. Only hell awaits them. That's why you see that many decapitated people. Leprosy also mean a free ticket to hell. That's why the queen killed her son. So she go to hell instead of his child

[@madartzgraphics2019]

You may be correct about Leprosy not being hereditary but the movie portrays it correctly (no not the real history, just don't). IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDERS and LACK OF GENETIC IMMUNITY are hereditary. That makes you prone to contracting leprosy over extended periods of time. It's not the leprosy but our weak immune system and lineage's lack of immunity to it. 95% of all people have natural immunity to the disease.

[@TCHC85]

You reacted to this movie because GOD WILLS IT!!

[@MrFirsito]

probably best role for Orlando Bloom, but Edward Norton was top noth perfect.... never seen a woman as beatiful as Eva Green here the music, the photography, the writing... my favourite movie

[@zekeolopwi6642]

This movie is far from historically accurate, but the amazing acting and writing make up for it, in spite of all the inaccuracies.

[@wethepeople6642]

Check out the Messinger- Story of Joan of Arc! With Milla Jovovich 💯

[@SRosenberg203]

You should check out the theories that David Thewlis's character, the Hospitaller Knight, is actually an angel or even God himself. It's really fascinating, and I do think that was Ridley Scott's intent.

[@chrisdobbs9155]

Named my cat Balian after the real person Bloom's character is based on. The movie isn't really all that true to history however, Balian was born in the kingdom of Jerusalem, as a 3rd son of a nobleman. He married the widowed mother of Baldwin IV (king of Jerusalem) and Sybilla. About the only things that are close to historically accurate is much of the seige of Jerusalem.

[@TheLaFleur]

And Reynald of Chatillon, he was more of a bandit than a knight so his character is accurate

[@Ruimas28]

@@TheLaFleur Not at all lol Reynald was very much a lord of Jerusalem. And he was also very much working for the kingdom. In reality, there was no Kingdom of Heaven. They were all trying to hit each other and cause havoc in order to survive and struggle for power. Reynald was very much a man of his time. Was he an ingenious leader? Yes! It seems like he was pretty daring and ingenious. But he was very much operating under the Kingdom of Jerusalem and with full support. Reynald was Lord of Transjordan which was one of the best lands in the Kingdom. From that he had one of the strongest personal guard within the kingdom.

[@TheLaFleur]

@@Ruimas28 they're accounts of him raiding caravans along the road closer to Kerak when he was lord of that castle and also making incursions on sarracen territory during the truce, I know about the customs of the time, but Reynald specially make himself a negative reputation between christians and muslins

[@Ruimas28]

@@TheLaFleur And? That was precisely why he was Lord of a powerful land and had a big knight force under him. King Baldwin had Reynald exactly where he wanted and with the necessary power / resources to do stuff. You need to understand that contrary to the movie, King Baldwin was pretty aggressive and never feared going into a fight. He got a bit shy of going in personally due to his disease but he was still very much into causing trouble around. Reynald, as I said, was very much a man of his time. He was given power and resources to act. And he was pretty daring and ingenious with his raids. Which is precisely why the king wanted him there. So...the problem is you want to see him as a bandit. He was very much a military leader for his faction and pretty good one at that. There were also some very aggressive military leaders on the other side. It was war you know.....

[@TheLaFleur]

@@Ruimas28 oh I know all about that, but I'm calling him a bandit because historians and some of his contemporaries consider him like that, belonging to certain class of landless knights coming from France trying to seize every oportunity to gain land and loot and in that way he ended up pissing off Saladin and later being executed. We know that those types of knights where always trouble and they where eager to send them away to the mediterranean to pillage italy and the byzantine empire and later the holy land

[@ciaranbrk]

If an actor can Illicit such emotions from the audience whether it's hatred or respect than they are a very good actor.

[@potterj09]

"Why is that everyone's enswer to everthing" ,,,,, lmao .. brother I've been asking myself this question across 5 frontiers over 30 years heh.

[@bugvswindshield]

Freaken LOVE this movie. (DC only!) One of the best movies ever made. Very few modern movies can hold up to older epics. This one takes ball and runs for a TD. Fantastic from top to bottom Edward Norton did a Oscar worthy performance as the King of Jerusalem!

[@LordMalice6d9]

The Director's Cut of KOH is so much better than the bastardized theatrical cut that came out in 2005.

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

I built a Bretonnian Warhammer army based on this movie. Mostly infantry. I converted one of the models that was carried into battle to be carrying a giantass cross. It was a thing of beauty. And I third the comment that the directors cut is the best possibility only true way to watch this film.

[@tylerdavid2569]

And a great Muslim Alhamdulillah was just and fair

[@Harbringe]

A very under appreciated movie , saw both regular and directors cut and directors cut is what it should have always been. A very good movie.

[@pablom-f8762]

"Gui is a chump" Best review ever😂

[@carlanderson7618]

"God will understand my Lord and if he doesn't then he is not God"

[@falcon215]

I bought the theatrical release years ago and always found it confusing. Seeing the director's cut if only on reactions was much more clarifying. No one directs a movie like Ridley Scott in my humble opinion and this has to be his crowning achievement - at least so far. I really enjoyed this reaction!

[@TheBookHunter1]

Such an EPIC movie! Glad to see a reaction to it.

[@kiranpunnoose2441]

Edward Norton plays King Baldwin IV, the one wearing a metal mask and gloves and clothes covering his entire body because he is a leper.

[@bz7661]

I went to the set of this movie in Morocco! Nice place, but seemed abandoned.

[@0Riddle]

Honor, duty, love. Good times... But violent ones. "Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong." - there is beauty in those words.

[@ruttiger500]

The saying of “God wills it” was a reference to the Popes call for a crusade in the Holy land. God wills that Jerusalem be taken by the Catholic Christians Dues Vult in Latin.

[@azlanothmanPDA]

And this is how zionism started

[@tarno_bejo_]

I think, its pretty clear of which one the bad side is. Even in this movie. Its pretty simple actually. Well, who had eliminated the civilian caravan here? Did the muslim do that?

[@Tarz2155]

Well Christians do have a higher body count numerical speaking throughout history in general so if you felt the Christians looked bad or worse in comparison than sorry buddy we can’t change history the holocaust wasn’t too long they we’re supposed Christians with the iron cross.

[@StinkyGreenBud]

Glad you acknowledging Blooms acting chops. Was not a huge fan of him until this film. Unfortunately he still gets shit roles to this day.

[@ScarlettM]

24:32 - leprosy is a bacterial infection. It's hard to pass to another person even with daily contact, but it can happen. Boy got unlucky.

[@keverc]

Deus Vult! (God Wills It)

[@KalosOG174]

Alhamdulilah salahudin was a great muslim ruler May Allah SWT grant him the highest level of jannatul furdous

[@RamonPalomino85]

If you're ready to see another medieval era film try watching Luc Besson's - The Messager: story of Joan of Arc.

[@jordangagat]

Baldwin command knee reynald chatillion and kiss reprimand slapped him

[@user-ze8yy8jg1f]

Well none of that actually happened. Reynald was kidnapped by Saladin covered in hot oil and feathers then tied up in the desert Also Baldwin is made out to be a zombie in the movie His skin was not peeling and he never wore a mask. The mask on him was a death mask he was buried with

[@dannyboymac]

Historically it is not correct at all, most of the historical people were not enemy's or did not know each other at all. The best thing about this film is the music and off course so many good characters and acting off course. My personal favorite is the Hospitaler Knight played by our own Werewolf From Harry potter David Thewlis a great acteur. Why do i luv him so much, i always thought something was off about him, @25:42 he came to Balian out of no were when he was talking to the flaming bush. I always thought he had something Angelic and that is what he is, he is an Angel, and i got this conferment during the Directors commentary track with the writer. They only told him after the fact that his character was to be an angel on earth, making sure that things did not get out of hand. So many good moment when you watch it again. And i do one of those films i can never get enough from. Great Reaction btw, keep them coming.

[@nancyomalley6286]

And Reynauld De Chatillon was played by 'Mad-Eye Moody' aka Brendan Gleeson

[@vc6596]

Norton killed his role. No facial reactions just his voice and his physical maneurism

[@pvtj0cker]

Lucious Vorenus was never a guy that could be swayed by money.

[@mustezdcs6329]

Salahuddin!! Allahu Akbar ! Movie also showed the ugly side of Christianity as well , they killed every Jew and Muslims , but when Salahuddin took over, no one was harmed, Muslims protected the jews and Christians, provided them with the platforms to rise and shine within the region

[@user-ze8yy8jg1f]

More Islam propaganda Christianity under Saladin was oppressive and brutal both sides murdered because of religion And Jews and Muslims were not killed under Christian rule. No Jew or Muslim was left live in Jerusalems walls they did not mix with Christian’s and society stuck to themselves

[@da5214]

Idk what you are talking about man. Jews got expelled from every Muslim nation. Jews prosper in Christian countries. When the hauls out happened it was other Christian countries that stopped Germany You are creating a history that is not true

[@manny75586]

I enjoy this movie a lot. But it really distorts history more than most historical epics do. It's basically based entirely on the anti-Catholic Protestant propaganda spread about the Crusades in the 19th century. Which means it describes actual people and the names of some events but colors virtually everything between the lines the wrong color. e.g Saladin was not nearly that charitable when Balian surrendered Jerusalem. Every person who didn't/couldn't afford the ransom he set was enslaved or killed.

[@elifineart]

I'm Israeli and today i was in I'billin which is a Muslim Christian Arab village in south Galilee where i and many Israeli Jews make our shopping, the movie did an ok job showing the landscape of the real I'billin a part of it not being a desert but really a naturally green mountainous landscape, there is no desert in Galilee or north Israel it's all green beautiful mountains and lots of water, only in the south there are deserts.

[@lynxoffinland]

I like this movie as a superb introduction to something in history. It was not all accurate, and there was definately alot more phlashemy than what would have been stomached in the era, and what I thought nessessary for the movie, but just bringing the story, and all these characters up inspires to look into the subject. History is full of mighty people - who, no matter how mighty and influental, are only people who just went and did some things. I think it is worthwhile to project them as example, and allowe the people of today to see what great stories can be made by human lives alone. History is full of such stories.

[@pduidesign]

Good for you for watching the Directors Cut!! This is such an underrated movie and if the studio had released the directors version it would have probably received a whole bunch of academy awards. But they didn’t, so it didn’t.

[@kimarhironso437]

As others have said, I randomly watched the DC after seeing the film in theaters and was blown away at how much better it was than the OG film. KOH DC is one of the best DCs of all time, its like a completely different movie.

[@tequilawhiskey]

"This god willa it thing is starting to get out of hand" Thats pretty much this entire period in history in a nutshell.

[@PeterDivine]

"Before I lose it, I will burn it to the ground. Your holy places, ours, every last thing in this city that drives men mad." "I wonder if it would not be better if you did. You would destroy it?" "Every stone. And every Christian knight you kill will take 10 Saracens with him. *You will destroy your army here, and never raise another. **_I swear to God that to take this city will be the end of you._* " I love that exchange so much.

[@Thisandthat8908]

i think this (very underrated and under...known) movie had a different approach to history than Troy. But it's not the actors who make these choices. Can't really blame them for taking on a massively well paid job. Unless it's something nefarious...

[@SnowGoose752]

Before defeating Saladin when he was just 16 years old, King Baldwin IV prayed before the Holy Cross (the cross The Christ Jesus was crucified on). That is the huge cross theyre carrying when they speak terms.

[@maxducoudray]

Eva Green is in it: I’ll watch.

[@kaytosurrik4822]

The King quote about the soul is honestly my favorite quote from the movie. Right after the putting no stock in religion quote.

[@nancyomalley6286]

I hated that patriarch! He wouldn't stop whining about every decision Balien made, and wanted to abandon his people! Selfish AF!

[@uhhbakedpotato]

this movie definitely has its flaws but there is definitely a sense of mystery and adventure to it and it feels unique when you compare it to contemporary medieval/crusades films.

[@YanniEhm]

The names are correct, but almost everything is made up, or altered. He was not a bastard son in France, he was born in the Holy Land. He never slept with the Princess, she was actually in love with Guy, her husband, and went against her brother and made sure Guy became king. It's all well-filmed rubbish.

[@rickcosman9670]

So you wondered about the accuracy of the movie. It’s a bit of both accurate and made up. For instance Balian was not a bastard. He was a legitimate son of Godfrey. Although I believe he was the youngest son and he inherited Ibelin which I believe was the richest of the family’s properties. So there was some sort of controversy. They changed his character to be a bastard so the Court in Jerusalem would have to be explained to him and by extension explained to the audience. The scenes involving Saladin apparently were pretty accurate because Saladin had scribes whose job it was to record everything he said. Those records apparently survive to this day. The scene where Saladin gives the cup of water to Guy is significant. In Muslim society of the day if you offered someone hospitality you were required to protect them from harm while they were under your authority. By offering Guy the cup he was telling Guy “I am not going to hurt you.” When Guy gives the cup to Raynald he is hoping to include him in that protection. That is why Saladin says to Raynald “I did not give the cup to you. “ Saladin is telling Raynald that he is going to punish Raynald for what he did to Saladin’s sister. Again that incident including Raynald’s execution was recorded by the scribes. Saladin’s conversation with Balian outside the gates of Jerusalem where Balian threatened to burn the city to the ground before surrendering it is supposed to be close to being word for word. The rest although the details aren’t quite right the big picture stuff was correct.: King Baldwin IV was a leper and was considered one of the better kings of his time; Guy took the Christian Army into the dessert without enough water and they were wiped out by the Muslim Army; Saladin gave safe passage for a bunch of the defenders of Jerusalem and their families (although not everybody) You had to be rich enough to pay a ransom. Balian defended Jerusalem with a handful of warriors he knighted the day before the battle.

[@johndarcangelo6893]

I think this (The Directors Cut) is my favorite movie.

[@citizenx9149]

One of the greatest films ever made imo, great performances, great writing, great choreography...there aren't too many complaints to be made on kingdom of heaven aside from maybe a little bit of historical inaccuracy

[@chandie5298]

Good personality, engaging, well spoken....but horrible at choosing the scenes to show and to leave out.

[@caleb_güero]

I'm surprised they knew about the original intention of Chivalry. When he said "I am afforded the privilege of ransom", back then, it was illegal to kill a knight due to the sheer monetary amount of money it took to train and raise them, plus their noble heritage, so even if they were your enemy, you weren't permitted to kill them. England broke this rule in the hundred years war.

[@_Hold_My_Beer_]

They say that the knight in black is actually an angel.... go investigate that twist in this epic film...

[@ScarlettM]

I thought you reacted to "The Kingdom" 2007 with Jamie Foxx. Consider watching, it's a very good action movie!

[@andygossard4293]

I look forward to more Sword and Sandals movie reactions from you Caped Informer If God Wills It

[@FritzUtbo-rx2mq]

Its amazing How the Christians Together voluntered to Fight For the holy Land and To respond In the pope's call 🗿 And to seek Forgiveness for there sins 😮

[@craighanson-rc1md]

It's easy to find water in desert look for nature like trees & bushes nothing grows without water even in the deserts or the poles. Funny how people forget that simple fact.

[@rebekahelliott5297]

How can people have no compassion - even if you truely believe shes in hell - which i dont - but the guy has lost his wife andvchild - you cant chsnge anything ; so why kick and torment him when hes bwrely hanging on? How is that ministering and shiwing Gods love? And before anyone says its just a movie - 1st it uscan accurate representation of condemnation on this and many other subjects at the time. And 2 - i was 9 when my brother died hecwas 12 and it was brutal tovsay the least and even as a child i had complete or semi- ckmplete strangers say TO ME - that he wouldnt have died if we had had a stronger faith - so i guess everyone whose ever lived failed to meet that standard huh? Dont think its only in the past man.

[@rahimbukhari6966]

I don't know how many of you will get it but I noticed a 'Scar' on Tiberias' face

[@cyclone8974]

Portrayed the Templars horribly I wouldn't recommend.

[@cafeabasedecinema]

I never like Balian and Sybilla end in Europe. It's to fake. But the film is a great picture and didn't deserve to be a failure in box office.

[@helifanodobezanozi7689]

Great reaction! Glad you watched the Director's cut! Unlike the many versions of Blade Runner, in the case of Kingdom of Heaven, the Director's cut is actually better than the theatrical cut!

[@tengew]

Jeremy Irons is great in the man in the iron mask great movie

[@jamesalexander5623]

That is a Rousing Fun Watch! And Leo holds his own!

[@rebekahelliott5297]

What happens to a person that they are so filled with arogance that thry claim "God wants" to sound pious and maniplutate people when what you truely mean is "i want".

[@gerardodeluna9553]

aww man sucks that i didnt get to hear baldwins famous line DX

[@jrogersdal]

If you haven’t already, you should check out Ridley Scott’s first movie he directed, The Duelist. Made me a lifelong fan.