Balian of Ibelin: Movie Comparsion
Balian of Ibelin
The movie Kingdom of Heaven was focused on the Crusades fighting against Ayyubid that lead to the Battle of Hattin. The character that would be focus on is Balian of Ibelin. Balian is the main character in Kingdom of Heaven. His character joined the Crusades and fight against the Ayyubid for the Holy Land. The things that would be explored are how the character Balian was portrayed in the movie and then compare him to who he is in reality. The way this will be research is to go look at online primary sources and primary sources from books to see how Balian was like during his time before the Battle of Hattin and during it. Was Balian brave and honorable? Was he weak? What is his character? Did he help the Crusades very well? What did he do in the Battle of Hattin? These are the questions that will be focus on in comparison of Balian in the movie and of him in reality. This will lead to if his character in the movie act the same way in facts.
In the movie Kingdom of Heaven, Balian was a blacksmith who joined the Crusades after his wife killed herself and his son death. From a source that tell the story of the movie, it said “Balian of Ibelin is a blacksmith living in 12th century France during the Third Crusade. Disheartened after the death of his son, with his wife 's suicide following shortly afterwards, he loses all faith in God. After many years of fighting in the Crusade and protecting the people that live on his land, Balian 's father, Godfrey the Baron of Ibelin, comes to find Balian. Godfrey asks Balian to join him in the Crusade. Balian is his only heir and he wants to pass along the knowledge that he has learned”1 After his family passed away, he lost a lot hope in God and his father asked him to joined him in the Crusades. Balian refused at first but later joined his father when Balian killed his brother because he told him his wife is in hell. He joined the Crusades to travel to Jerusalem to get rid of the sins of his and his late
The movie Kingdom of Heaven was focused on the Crusades fighting against Ayyubid that lead to the Battle of Hattin. The character that would be focus on is Balian of Ibelin. Balian is the main character in Kingdom of Heaven. His character joined the Crusades and fight against the Ayyubid for the Holy Land. The things that would be explored are how the character Balian was portrayed in the movie and then compare him to who he is in reality. The way this will be research is to go look at online primary sources and primary sources from books to see how Balian was like during his time before the Battle of Hattin and during it. Was Balian brave and honorable? Was he weak? What is his character? Did he help the Crusades very well? What did he do in the Battle of Hattin? These are the questions that will be focus on in comparison of Balian in the movie and of him in reality. This will lead to if his character in the movie act the same way in facts.
In the movie Kingdom of Heaven, Balian was a blacksmith who joined the Crusades after his wife killed herself and his son death. From a source that tell the story of the movie, it said “Balian of Ibelin is a blacksmith living in 12th century France during the Third Crusade. Disheartened after the death of his son, with his wife 's suicide following shortly afterwards, he loses all faith in God. After many years of fighting in the Crusade and protecting the people that live on his land, Balian 's father, Godfrey the Baron of Ibelin, comes to find Balian. Godfrey asks Balian to join him in the Crusade. Balian is his only heir and he wants to pass along the knowledge that he has learned”1 After his family passed away, he lost a lot hope in God and his father asked him to joined him in the Crusades. Balian refused at first but later joined his father when Balian killed his brother because he told him his wife is in hell. He joined the Crusades to travel to Jerusalem to get rid of the sins of his and his late
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