In this masterpiece written by screenwriter william monahan and famous director Ridley Scott, the time background was chosen on the eve of the Third Crusade, when Jerusalem and most holy places were ruled by European knights, political fanaticism was spreading, and various races gathered in the territory.
The story revolves around a young man named Barian, who grew from a civilian to a hero, resolutely faced the rebellion of Christian allies and led the people of Jerusalem to bravely resist Saladin's army.
From 1095 to 1275 180, there were eight wars between the east and the west around religious issues, which were known as the Crusades in history.
Hollywood made many movies about the Crusades, but none of them won a complete victory.
As far as the content of the Crusade is concerned, the Kingdom of Heaven is somewhat similar to the Crusade filmed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1935, but Demule obviously pays more attention to the description of the court plot, and critics have mixed opinions on his dangerous attempt.
"I've always wanted to make a film about the Middle Ages and knights, especially the story of the Crusades," Scott said.
This is what he has been looking forward to for a long time, and such a role deeply attracts him.
Scott's prototype is a mortal, but he is involved in the great era. A characters experience experienced bitterness and tragedy and became a real hero. He can bear everything and refuses to be washed away or taken away by the flood.
This is the case with most of the protagonists in Scott's films.
"Historically, knights, like cowboys or policemen, were in a specific marginal position in a specific time and space," Scott said. "These roles give you a lot of opportunities to cut in and let them complete the mission that a hero should complete.
The most precious thing is that in these people, we see elements such as justice, faith and chivalry.
Scott attaches great importance to this subject. He said that he had been waiting for almost 30 years. In order to completely conform to the historical facts, he and the screenwriter read a lot of historical classics, hoping to reproduce the grand occasion at that time and make this epic movie full of shock. But at the same time, he also stressed that "The Kingdom of Heaven" is not a documentary, but a story based on historical facts and a story about human nature.
Screenwriter william monahan advised Scott to pay attention to the war between Jerusalem, King Baldwin and General Saladin, and a young knight became the defender of the empire.
"Knights exist for ideals," monaghan explained. "The Crusade was the highest dream of that particular period."
Orlando Bloom has his own unique views on the word "heaven".
He said, this is not a place that people expect, let alone life after death, but a place where you were born and loyal to yourself.
This empire is full of conscience, hope and unity, and is an ideal place to pursue world peace.
In order to play the role of Barian, Orlando not only read historical books about that era, but also learned how to be a blacksmith from an English blacksmith expert.
In addition, he also studied martial arts hard, hoping to show a samurai demeanor in his gestures.
Orlando Bloom gained 20 pounds because of this movie.
During the filming, Orlando Bloom not only injured his hands, but also caught a cold 1 month.
The script is 260 pages long.
The crew built three siege tower, each weighing 65,438+07 tons, and made four catapults.
There are about 800 special effects shots in the whole film.
Edward Harrison Norton spent two weeks filming his own scenes.
The shipwreck scene in the film was completed by CG technology.
Because King Baldwin wore a mask, Edward Harrison Norton, who played the king, asked his name not to appear in the cast.
Tom Rothman, the boss of Fox, urged Scott to shorten the length of the film after the production of the cut-out film. In desperation, Scott had to do it.
In the end, Rothman backfired, and the movie grossed less than $50 million in the United States, which was a fiasco compared with the high cost.
During the filming in Morocco, the news of the filming was leaked, and the Daily Telegraph immediately published an article attacking the prospect of the film, and the number of bodyguards of the director Scott also increased to four.
In addition, the throwing arm of a catapult was accidentally broken. Fortunately, no one was injured, and an siege tower accidentally caught fire.
Heaven is a film directed by ridley scott, which was released on May 6th, 2005.
The film stars Orlando Blue, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons and David Seelis.
The film tells the story of a blacksmith, Balian of Ibelin, defending the city of Jerusalem and fighting Saladin, the leader of * * * *, who wants to recapture Jerusalem from Christians.
The play is largely based on the life of Berrien in Ibelin in history.
Professor Hamid Dabashi of Columbia University is the chief academic advisor of this film.
Most scenes of the film [2] were shot in Valzazate, Morocco, where director Scott filmed Gladiator and Black Hawk Down.
The photography team built a replica of the ancient city of Jerusalem in the desert.
It is reported that Morocco has sent hundreds of soldiers to protect the film crew and its personnel.
In fact, Moroccan soldiers were indeed present as extras when shooting war scenes.
Spain has also become one of the filming locations, including Loarre Castle, Valsaín and Avila (? Villa), Palma Delrio and Seville.