Crusades In Kingdom Of Heaven

The Crusades occurred in November of 1095 because Pope Urban II ordered a campaign to free Holy Land from the control of the Saracens at the church council at Clermont in France. They were motivated by the desire to help Christians in the East. Although the intentions were positive, the war did not turn out positively. According to Hoffman, the Crusades often lead people to believe that Urban wished to gain power or the power of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite the beliefs of many, the true intentions of Urban are unknown. The movie Kingdom of Heaven depicts the crusades with some similarities and differences. The movie is correct on its display of violence; however, the movie added fictional details for creative purposes. The film Kingdom of Heaven is very graphic and violent, which is similar to the actual Crusades. Christians who went to the east often died in their attempt to help their fellow Christians. There was still minimal cruelty amongst the western Christians in the Crusades. The Crusades involved warfare, which is what is depicted in a majority of the film. The Crusades were intended to be a “just” or “loving” war, but ended up killing many Christians. As depicted in the movie, “the Crusading era also included regrettable cases in which Christians and Muslims engaged in criminal, sinful, and
The main characters are all people who existed in history, but many fictional details were added for creative purposes. One fictional detail is the romance between Balian and Symbilla. This was not true during the time of the crusades, but it gives more interest to the viewers The film neglects to mention the motives of the battle. The film also fails to mention the religious views or either side of the battle. The religious leaders are not portrayed how they should; they are depicted as fools while they were not. Lastly, the organized religions are not painted in positive