Kingdom Of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven is a British-American epic action film directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. The film consist of many famoust Hollywood starts, such as, Orlando bloom (played in Pirates of the Carribean), Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Liam Nesson (played in Taken 1 & 2), Edward Norton, Ghassan Massoud, Khaled El nabawy and Alexander Siddig. Ridley Scott is also famous by directing Alien (1979), also Blade Runner (1982), Thelma & Louis (1991), best picture Oscar-winner Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Dawn (2001), American Gangster (2007), Robin Hood (2010) and Prometheus (2012). Kingdom Of Heaven got 4 wins and 11 nomination. 

The story's set is during the Crusades of the 12th century. A French village blacksmith goes to aid the Kingdom of Jerusalem in its defense against the Ayyubid Muslim sultan Saladin, who is battling to reclaim the city from the Christians leading to the Battle of Hattin. The film script is a heavily fictionalized potrayal of the life of Balian of Ibelin. Most Filming took place in Quarzazate and Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, where Scott had previously filmed Gladiator and Black hawk Down. A replica of medieval Jerusalem was constructed in the desert. Filming also took place in Spain, at the Loarre Castle (Huesca), Segovia, Avila, Palma del Rio and Casa de Pilatos in Sevilla.

The visual style of Kingdom of Heaven emphasized set design and impressive cinematography in almost every scene. It is notable for its "visually stunning cinematography and haunting music". Cinematographer John Mathieson created many large, sweeping landscapes, where the cinematography, supporting perfomances, and battle sequence are mounted. The cinematography and scenes of set-pieces have been described as "ballets of light and color". The film also has a "jaw drooping combat sequences" based on the production design of Arthur Max

The first thing to be said for Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" is that Scott knows how to direct a historica; epic. I really like movie with historical theme and for me Scoot really succeeded to capture all of the historic battle scenes. This movie not also capture the historic battle of war but also have a depper, more thoughtful, more about human motivation and it just get all the essence of this movie.

This movie was out on 2005 and I just watch it recently on 2013, even though the movie is made almost 10 years ago but for me the technic used in this movie is not that bad compared to nowadays movie. The director is also really braved to make a movie that basically a war between two religions, the Muslims and the Christians. In my opinion that kind of thing is really sensitive and not easy to translate it into a 2 hours movie. basically, the director will make a movie that was based on hundreds years of history, a really important history. After i watched the movie (i watched two times and you can see how i like the movie) i really like how it captures all of the elements, the history, the war and the meaning of hope and faith. 

I personally really recommend this movie because it is not some kind of lame movie that only shows wars and explosions. here is the trailer of the movie:

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The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey

I am a huge fan of Lord of The Rings. Simple as that. That’s the best movie I have ever seen in my childhood 10 years ago back when everything on screen doesn't look as HD as what we watch now. So, unsurprisingly when The Hobbits came out on the big screen, I’m fanatic of it. Even when I have watched Lord of The Rings trilogy multiple times, I never get bored with the amazingly spectacular scenery of the Elves kingdom, the thrilling excitement I get on the adventure of the dwarfs and hobbits, the beauty of Hobbit village, and the fear and curiosity I got every time Gollums’ act rules the atmosphere.

This time, Bilbo Baggins is the main character, the grandfather of Frodo Baggins who first found the ring in Gollum’s cage and steal it from Gollum. This is the initial story why later on, the relationship between Gollum and Baggin is strong in Lord of The Ring. I personally like The Hobbit because Gandalf is back!!! I admire Gandalf the Grey the most, especially his wisdom and taste of humor. 

I also fancy the elegance and archaic of Lady of Lórien, Galadriel. There's something so mysterious about her that made me long for her role over and over again. Furthermore, there are several returning artists on the film, like Ian McKellen and Howard Shore and Andrew Lesnie, whose work is every bit as good as it was before, and I think for the most part, “Lord Of The Rings” fans are going to feel like this is a welcome return to Middle Earth. My hope is that the three films taken together will work better than this one does on its own.

A little sneak peek of the story.. It all starts in a peaceful village of hobbits, when Gandalf the Grey ask Bilbo Baggins to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was attacked by the flame of dragon long time ago. Refusing the offer at first, Bilbo finally found the adventurous part of himself that has long buried by the comfort of Hobbit village. Joining the other 13 dwarfes and their warrior, Thokin Oakenshield, the group starts to find many obstacles and enemies. While the team was stuck and tried to escape the goblin tunnels, Bilbo Baggins meet Gollum, a lonely creature that was obsessed by a ring. The ring that starts all the war, all the adventure, and the unexpected journey…  

  

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300

300

300 is a 2007 American Fantasy action film based on the 1998 comic series telling a history of the Battle of Thermopylae. It was directed by Zack Snyder and filmed mostly with a super-imposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book.

The plot revolves around King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who leads 300 Spartans into battle against Persian "god-King" Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of more than 300,000 soldiers. As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios. Through this narrative technique, various fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 300 within the genre of historical fantasy.

In a way, it’s a blog about how good 300 is, that I’d be interested in taking in a longer time writing this blog. I left the movie wanting more of it. First and foremost the film is breathtakingly beautiful with full of non-stop action. It’s a visual masterpiece. I’ve heard the producer say he doesn’t want people to think of it like it’s a painting, but there are moments in the film when that’s exactly what it looks like. To me that’s part of what makes this movie so unique. 

And while the script may be short, 300 gets great performances. Gerard Butler’s Leonidas dominates the film, his presence is breathtaking whenever he’s on screen. When he bellows for his men to follow him into hell, his voice is chilling and full of raw power. 






To me this movie is must watch movie. It is underrated, why? because it is only rated 5.8 out of 10. Bad movies like super 8 is rated 8.0. To me it is unfair because 300 has a great storyline and insatiable graphics. What makes me so happy is there will be the second part of 300 with the same producer. This will be one of the most anticipated movies this year. Below is the trailer of the upcoming 300 rise of an empire.