Kingdom of Heaven (Movie Reaction)

Thank you so much for another amazing movie reaction!! I am so happy you enjoyed this movie. I got the sense you didn't enjoy it as much as my last two and that's perfectly fine, but I am happy you liked it a little bit. Like I said in my comments for The Count of Monte Cristo... I absolutely love period piece movies, especially when they include historical fiction. And I love learning about the Crusades era. It was a tragic and brutal time, but the history is fascinating. As for Kingdom of Heaven... it is a very deep and emotional movie, and so heartbreaking upon seeing all the deaths, especially Sibylla's son. I understand why she killed him, because she wanted to save his soul and to save him from suffering the same pain that her brother, the King suffered from. And yet, while I do understand her reasons, I can't help but feel angry with her as well. Especially because her actions in killing her son forced her hand to make her husband, Guy the King, which leads to war and so many more tragic and needless deaths. She definitely made a lot of mistakes, but I really love her overall character. And she's so beautiful too. It's all tragic really, but those were the crusades. Cruel and bloody, as soldiers and men who fought for Jerusalem for a thousand years without an end to the conflict. Men and women fought for reasons we can hardly understand. Because both sides believed their people were entitled to the land and the city built upon it, when all along, only the people are what matters. Balian was one of the only ones who understood or believed in this. Unfortunately, the wars in the Middle East continue on today. Sibylla's husband, Guy, is a fool and I too wanted to see him die, but I'm grateful to see a movie, where the hero is a man who fights to live righteously the best he can thanks to his father's teachings. And Balian is a good man through and through, as he continuously fights for the people, and for the forgiveness for his own sins, as well as those of his wife. I know the church teaches that suicide is a sin, especially way back then. But I don't really believe that. It's tragic is what it is. I don't believe that someone who commits suicide would be forced down into Hell for eternity. People who commit suicide are in pain and they shouldn't be condemned to eternal damnation simply for wishing for relief from that pain. But I didn't mean to get into religion and such painful and deep subjects. I just wanted to tell you how much I loved this movie and to share it with you too. Orlando Bloom as Balian is phenomenal. And I love Eva Green as Sybylla, as well as Liam Neeson as Balian's father... Sir Godfrey, and Jeremy Irons as Tiberius. So, thank you for reacting to this movie for me! I can't wait for your coming reactions!!! :)

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum