Two yrs ago when I watched the cinema version, it was totally rubbish built on tons of dollars. I hardly believed it was directed by Ridley Scott-Man of Gladiator.
Not till I enjoyed this DVD did I realize it was ruined by FOX cut. The director’s cut is 54 mins longer however every minute is essential. The characters are much more developed and complete. It is a real epic, an ode to history.
About the extra in Director’s cut: the OVERTURE appeared at the very beginning in the dark screen for 1 min. it is a bold trail to calm the audience down and to get ready for a journey back to the ancient time. The INTERMISSION in the middle, also gives audience time to digest and dive into the climax.
About the character:
Balian: the Director’s cut develops deeper of the background, psychology and philosophy of Balian. A real giant doesn’t hv to say how great he is, all he has to do is remember his oath, take action at his will for his people and remain silent. People will spread his fame and history will keep one page of him.
Sibylla: the Director Cut turns her from a vase to a vivid spirit. As she said, every woman has two faces. She embraced her true love regardless of others’ eyes, she killed her own son, the new king of Jerusalem, to end his predictable tragic future; meanwhile she made mistakes like every woman does for revenge, regretted, and redeemed. Like every happy ending, she deserves what she wants in the end, dropping down the load of royalty.
About the music: it is extremely full of sorrow and agony. It penetrates through the whole 4 hrs, even when men fighting with their exposed veins and shed their blood like every other action movie. The music implies that this movie does not glorify the power of war but an elegy to humans sacrificed in search of fortune and land, and faith on religions and human himself.
P.S. Strongly recommended for Martian not for typical Venusian, it is too bloody and violent. You see continuous spots of blood spraying like fountain from the throat, heads rolling all over the ground, eyeballs not in the right place, bodies without head or only a piece of it, all man alive with dusty faces with wounds and scars. What is more, they don’t take a shower because of lacking of water. But if you are freaky girl like I am, then enjoy the essence of it. It makes me sad.
P.S. P.S. The only mistake Ridley Scott did was choosing Orlando Bloom to be Balian. He is too pretty, too clean, too young and too peaceful to become a fighter unless he is a Nicholas in Lord of the rings, who would never bleed or get injured with a perfect face. You can tell from the movie that Orli was dedicating every piece of himself for this role however he is really not the right person, I have to admit with tears…Moreover, he wouldn’t contribute to the box office since girls are reluctant to see their prince bleeding and getting dusty, while men curse him for taking too much attention of their women.
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