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KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

Initially, expressed no watsoever desire to watch another Ridley Scott big summer blockbuster movie. But happened to read somewhere it was abt the era of Saladin the Great, (or Sa'la'huddin, the stress lies directly behind Adam's apple, di sini bukan di sini), so familiar tat name, thus making me more horny to watch it (?????). At the end of it, I probably had a better understanding of the Islamic history of Jerusalem of that era. Im quite bad in the history of Islam and its great crusade, for I juz cant find anything good that can come out of a pile of dead bodies. We can juz talk abt it's great victories, but wat abt the battles we lost. Was it all worth it?

Back to the movie, read somewhere the fighting scenes were much better choreographed compared to Oliver Stone's epic Alexander. But i saw no diff. The first two big battle scenes, were pretty much cluttered and couldnt make heads or tails of it. Only the final battle in the solemn nite, with raging fireballs resembling huge asteroids, now that's what i call a fight. I'd say that be worth to watch the movie alone for that battle scene. And hot oil being poured onto thy enemies, im sure Kassim Baba took a leave out of this strategy from this show, when pouring hot water into those dancing barrels. Geez.

Yes it has been pointed out that tho Saladdin was considered a main character, emphasis was given to wimpy Belo-lion ( belo, geddit? or however you spell it) Now this orlando bloom fella ah, funny guy. Give him mucho heroic roles (Legolas), handsome berg like tat, no girlfren. Give him wimpy role as Hector's bro Paris, and try to steal someone's wife. Then give him wimpy role as Balion, give him wife, dont want. I mean, wat is up wif you dude?? Woman you cannot have (read : People's wife) you want, single, gorgeous woman begging you to marry her, you dont want. You got an arrow stuck to ur testicles too aye mate?

But i find it pretty alarming that Saladdin was always clad in black, and the Christians were always in white, cept for their white and blue crosses. Yes, colour, tho not seen as much importance to some, subliminally to a certain extent plays a significant role in how you portray your characters in your story. A guy wearing black, and another wearing white. Ask any Tom's dick is hairy who the good guy is, and majority i'd say would choose black. Yes in Islamic traditions, we dont have much emphasize in colors signifying anytin. Maybe they took the Raider's slogan of " Good Guys wear black."

I could have sworn one of Saladdin's main bodyguard looks exactly like the Undertaker of the WWF (yes, i will refer to it as WWF) fame. But was told by the fren it wasnt lah. So much for celeb spotting.

So yea, go watch it, whilst patiently waiting for Reveng of the Sith and Batman begins. Islam doesnt seem to be taking that much of a battering in the movie. In the end, it was all abt religion fanaticism. So why do we necessarily have to just relate Islam to fanatics and terrorists? In the end, each and everyone of us is a fanatic and terrorist in our own ways. Go watch it.

4 / 5 char kueys