Kingdom of Heaven
I caught Kingdom of Heaven last night and it was really good. I know many people who felt the movie was insensitive and/or racist and/or historically incorrect but I really don't understand where they're coming from. It was a solid "epic" action war movie set in the time of the Crusades (the second one I believe) and it was everything I expected from a Ridley Scott movie. The action was excellent and the writing/acting was top notch. As a Catholic myself I can't understand taking offense in the movie unless you're in denial of your own history, as it would be akin to a Germany taking offense in a movie about the horrors of the Nazi regime in WW2. Sure the movie wasn't 100% historically accurate, but what is? The most important thing is the movie did not set up to tell a "moral" or to make a "point" about something controversial, it was simply a movie set in a historical era with really cool designs and it sets out to create an entertaining tale with awesome characters and great action sequences. I go to the movies to be entertained mostly and I definitely was last night.