Kingdom Of Heaven

 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN the movie. Wow this movie is epic. Why only now had known about this 2005 movie?  I don't know why it was called "Kingdom of Heaven" after what really happened, based in History.

Balian de Ibelin - the blacksmith (played by Orlando Bloom), depressed from losing his wife had joined his father Baron Godfrey (played by Liam Neeson) and their army in the long journey of crusade to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was a site of worldwide crusade after the death and crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Golgotta. Balian had experienced so many trials and tribulation before reaching Jerusalem. It was a matter of risk and death defying situations. He was able to reach the Holy Land and met the leperous King Baldwin (played by Edward Norton) including Sybila (played by Eva Green) who happened to have physical attraction with Balian and Sybila's only reason was to "conceive." Sybila is the wife of the notorious and ambitious Guy de Lusignan (played by Marton Csokas). 

More crusades happened and the crusaders were massive in tens of thousands more than the population of people in gated kingdom of Jerusalem. The persistent crusades and forceful inquiry had led King Baldwin confronted Saladin who was in command of the crusades. Sybila was frantic for she cannot let her kingdom be overtaken by such a large crowd, massive as the crusade is almost like taking over their own kingdom and its resources. Sybila had no other choice but ask the help of Guy de Lusignan. That day King Baldwin suddenly died. Sybila became the queen and Guy was crowned as the new King and confronted Sultan Saladin (born in Damascus but a known historical figure of Egypt). Wrong strategy. Even the Roman General Tiberius knew that they cannot match Saladin. Guy's right hand man was beheaded and parade Guy riding a horse backwards in promiscous almost naked body with a cover in his head and war happened. Balian tried as much possible to help leading the people of Jerusalem to fight back. Thousands of people died on both sides. Balian's men are not well experienced for they were just ordinary men and their warriors were already been captured and dead. Here's the point: People of Jerusalem were outnumbered. They can fight they are not coward. They wanted to secure Jerusalem. However if the crusades and crusaders were in hundred thousands and people in Jerusalem were only ten thousands or twenty thousands? Do you know the population of Jerusalem during at the time of Tiberius and King Baldwin? 

Balian just explained to the people that Jerusalem is in their hearts and mind.

Yes, it was a matter of numbers! LAW OF INTEGERS.

What happened? They have to surrender Jerusalem to Saladin and Saladin promised them safe passage and he will bring order and Christianity to the Kingdom. ? 

Then before the movie ends, another CRUSADE happened. The King of England, King Richard the Lionheart came to Jerusalem for his crusade. Did he win the crusade?

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Who is Saladin? Find it out in History. Check wikipedia.  

Do you think this is the true story? What if Saladin was actually ALLADIN (Aladdin) with the magic carpet. 

Whatever. They brought LEMONS, LIMES & ORANGES for the CRUSADE.

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They should bring DOVES & OLIVES.