Assalamualaikum kekawan.. Sekadar berkongsi sejenak dengan kekawan pasal Filem "Kingdom of Heaven" yang akan ditayangkan Mei ini di pawagam... Saya sebenarnya, tidak begitu mengikuti perkembangan filem Amerika dalam sebulan dua ini, kerana tidak ada yang menarik minat saya (yang terakhir saya menonton filem LOTR : ROTK.) Namun, summer di Amerika sekarang, menyebabkan filem2 baru dikeluarkan, bermula dari filem Sahara....Saya? Hanya menunggu 2 filem sahaja, Star Wars 3 & Batman 5.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Namun, petang 2 hari lepas, selepas waktu kerja..sedang melayari laman web yahoo movie..terbaca sinopsis ringkas filem Kingdom of Heaven ini...yang akan ditayangkan Mei ini... Cuba kekawan baca di "http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/comingsoon.html"; "http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808529407&intl=us"; "Kingdom of Heaven (Wide) Orlando Bloom is a reluctant knight charged with protecting 12th Century Jerusalem against the massive Saracen army." Keywords yang saya nampak = " protecting 12th Century Jerusalem against the massive Saracen army"..... Jerusalem? Sacaren? Cerita Jerusalem - Holy War lagi?? Dahulu, ada juga filem Hollywood mengenai Holy War, sama ada direct or indirect....yang saya ingat and minat.... 1) Robin Hood - King Ricard baru balik dari Holy War. 2) Indiana Jones and The Last Crusader... Namun, filem baru ini...mmmmmmm....saya terus mencari maklumat lagi.. dari http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/gallery/viewgallery.asp? GID=302 "Kingdom Of Heaven 24 MARCH 2005 Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green Kingdom of Heaven sees Orlando's peasant blacksmith travel from France to C12th Jerusalem, where he rises through the ranks to become a knight defending the city against Saladin and his Saracen army. " --------------------------------------------------------------- Mmmm....Sacaren..sapa yek sacaren nie...saya ni lemah sket English nya....so, mencari pula Maksud Sacaren.... "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl. sharqi[=i]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco.] Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. {Saracens' consound} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds. " Answers.com http://www.answers.com/topic/saracen Saracen DictionarySar�a�cen (s�r'ə-sən) n. A member of a pre-Islamic nomadic people of the Syrian-Arabian deserts. An Arab. A Muslim, especially of the time of the Crusades. "..... ------------------------------------------------------------------- Maksud yang saya ambik..."A Muslim, especially of the time of the Crusades." So, maksudnya, filem ini berkisar semasa Tentera Salahuddin Al-Ayubi dan Tentera Islamnya memasuki Jerusalem.... --------------------------------------------------------------- Maka...timbul 2 soalan... 1) Adakah Filem ini akan membashing lagi umat Islam dan menceritakan perkara yang tak betul tentang Salahuddin? 2) Adakah Saya dan juga Umat Islam amnya tahu sejarah Tentera Islam dan juga panglima Salahuddin Al-Ayubi ini??? Bagaimana Kita sebagai umat Islam, tahu betul ke tidak paparan dalam Filem ini? Kalau anak-anak kita tanya sapa Salahuddin....kita nak jawab apa?? Saya berfikir...dan berfikir....apa yang saya tahu? 1) Saya tak tau sangat..:(.....cuma dah lama saya nak beli buku mengenai Panglima Salahuddin yang terdapat di kedai buku..tak terbeli...:( 2) Saya ada mendengar ceramah mengenai kelebihan solat Malam, yang ada menyelitkan kisah Salahuddin...(maaf kalau saya salah kefahaman ingatan) "Satu ketika...Tentera Islam yang diketuai Panglima Salahuddin kalah dalam satu pertempuran... Maka, Salahuddin bertanya kepada setiap tenteranya..salah yang buat salah yang menyebabkan kekalahan kali ini... Maka, rupanya, ada beberapa tentera yang tidak solat malam / tahajud pada malam sebelumnya....maka, keberkatan hilang, maka kalah mereka.. Rupanya, Panglima Salahuddin mewajibkan semua tenteranya tidak meninggalkan solat malam kerana ia memberi kekuatan kepada tentera Islam... Itu sahaja yang saya tahu dan ingat....tu pun mungkin salah...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Soalan lagi...apa usaha or tindakan umat Islam terhadap filem ini..? Maka, mencari lagi..berjumpa dengan artikel ini.. "Arab Actor Hopes Crusade Film Improves Muslim Image Thu Apr 7,10:45 AM ET Movies - Reuters By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian actor starring in a new Hollywood blockbuster set during the Crusades says it will enhance Western understanding of the Arab and Muslim world rather than underscore old stereotypes, as some had feared. Khaled El Nabawy expects "Kingdom of Heaven," which portrays a 12th- century Christian-Muslim battle for Jerusalem, to advance rather than harm dialogue and understanding between the faiths. "It's good timing. It's time for the West to know more about us," said the actor who plays a Muslim religious leader in the film by "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott due out in May. "We know more about the West than they know about us. When you don't know me, you're going to judge me in a bad way, which is risky," Nabawy told Reuters in Cairo. "We are not terrorists. We are very civilized and our history is a witness to this." Kingdom is being tipped as one of the summer's biggest movie releases and has a budget estimated at around $130 million. Some religious figures and academics are concerned that a film about the Crusades, a term once used by President Bush to describe the war on terror, will fuel the idea of an intractable clash of civilizations between East and West. They say it could fuel animosity toward Islam in the West and heighten suspicions of the West in the Muslim world, where the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have been portrayed by some as part of a war on Islam. MOVIE SHOULD ATTRACT BOTH FAITHS But Nabawy said the film should have the opposite effect. "The film is not only about war, it's about dialogue, it's about peace, about trying to see the truth. "We have Christians who think this movie is pro-Muslim and Muslims who think that this movie is pro-Christian. It will make both go and see the movie, which is positive for improving understanding." Nabawy, whose previous work includes three movies directed by Egypt's Youssef Chahine, is one of two Arabs with significant parts in Kingdom, which is set in the Third Crusade and was filmed in Morocco and Spain. Syrian Ghassan Massoud plays the part of Saladin, the Kurdish Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the Christian Crusaders in 1187. Liam Neeson and Orlando Bloom play two of the lead Crusader roles. Nabawy said some Arabs were concerned a film about the Crusades produced by a U.S. firm would be biased. These fears were misplaced, he said. "Ridley and screenwriter William Monahan made great efforts to have an objective and balanced script. They were discussing everything together until the last day of shooting." Last month a historian threatened to sue Twentieth Century Fox for copyright infringement in the film after saying the studio copied elements of a 2001 book he wrote on the Crusades. The studio has rejected his demands. http://news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050407/film_nm/arts_film_crusades_dc_2 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Dan juga saya juga mencari mana tau ada spoilers dari sapa yang dah tengok cerita ini....bagaimana respon/ceritanya.... Dapat dari Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com) "User Comments: 32 out of 37 people found the following comment useful:- Overall, very good movie. Great epic., 8 April 2005 Author: sappersil from United States *** This comment may contain spoilers *** Hubby and I just got back from a screening in LA tonight. We both liked the movie quite a bit. The audience was spellbound during the movie - not a sound, very little movement, and, what do you know, no coughing. I think a couple cell phones did go off. Hrmph. Everyone applauded at the end, so I am guessing most people liked the movie. Hubby is a history buff. He thought Kingdom was better than Gladiator, especially as an epic. It is conducted on a much grander scale than Gladiator, which was more about 2 men and a woman. Kingdom is about a nation, a time, lots of people. He did not think it was too long and definitely wants to see it again. (We both thought of Gladiator because that's what all the ads say - from the Director of Gladiator.) I also liked this movie a lot. So we will likely see it again when it is released. There is a lot going on in this movie. **** SPOILERS FOLLOW **** SO STOP HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW **** Highlights for me included Balian and his father's scenes (which, for me, really showed Liam Neeson off well, especially his death scene), the scene when Balian awakens on the beach and fights his first Seracin (sp?), his time spent by himself in Jerusalem, his 1st meeting and battle with Saladin, his refusal to do a small evil for great good and that whole series of scenes, the final, amazing battle sequence, and the ending (though that was a bit dreamy - I mean what are they gonna do now without a kingdom?) I liked both the movie ending and the ending of the battle. I even like when Balian meets King Richard: "I am a blacksmith" And I am the King of England." "I am a blacksmith." Other favorite lines "This is not a good horse." (Not sure if I am remembering this correctly), "Perhaps if I'd had a different teacher" between Saladin and his buddy about how the battle is going. Lots of cool, cheesy, must-see-again stuff like that. Needless to say, I thought the movie showed off Bloom and Neeson very well, though Neeson's role was fairly short. I think Jeremy Irons was underutilized, though that was consistent with his character I think. Loved David Thewlis also. Hubby did think that Russell Crowe is a more intense commander than Bloom. I thought Bloom created a character more in tune with his own personality (less yelling and screaming) and who had a commanding presence of his own. To me Gladiator might be a bit better than Kingdom but also different. Kingdom is definitely on a much grander scale, with huge battle scenes, which I loved. I especially love that Bloom's character Balian fights without mercy and that there are things like cutting where the horses' legs would be, using various items to injure/put down the enemy and just plain doing whatever it takes to get the enemy down. This is definitely a 'dirtier" bloodier movie than Gladiator, which was much more symbolic violence than "let's see the man's head hacked off". So for battle sequences, Kingdom wins hands down. However, Lucilla and Maximus were a better developed pair than Balian and Sybilla, so that part, for me, made Gladiator edge out Kingdom. Sybilla is more moody than a real person until the end and my impression was there was too much to do for Balian to have time for love. There is some stylization here - such as the blood splatters and some battle movements - but overall very well used. Unlike hubby, I did think the movie was a bit long but then I have trouble sitting longer than about an hour and a half, so I was fidgeting a bit, which caused me to notice that no one else was fidgeting. I also fidgeted at the Lord of the Rings, etc. Basically anything long :-) This was an all adult crowd, so who knows what kiddies would have thought. Anyways, a very enjoyable evening. Very glad we went. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Maka, dari apa yang saya dapat...saya dapat mengambil kesimpulan dari satu artikel di atas. ""The film is not only about war, it's about dialogue, it's about peace, about trying to see the truth. " "We have Christians who think this movie is pro-Muslim and Muslims who think that this movie is pro-Christian. It will make both go and see the movie, which is positive for improving understanding." "Nabawy said some Arabs were concerned a film about the Crusades produced by a U.S. firm would be biased. These fears were misplaced, he said. " ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Itu pencarian saya berkenaan Filem Kingdom of Heaven.. Mungkin kekawan yang tahu lebih banyak mengenai Panglima/Sultan Salahuddin boleh menerangkan lebih lanjut... dan akhirnya...memang saya kena beli buku sejarah Salahuddin....:)....nak tau kisah yang sebenarnya.. insyaAllah... " "Arab Actor Hopes Crusade Film Improves Muslim Image Thu Apr 7,10:45 AM ET Movies - Reuters By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian actor starring in a new Hollywood blockbuster set during the Crusades says it will enhance Western understanding of the Arab and Muslim world rather than underscore old stereotypes, as some had feared. Khaled El Nabawy expects "Kingdom of Heaven," which portrays a 12th- century Christian-Muslim battle for Jerusalem, to advance rather than harm dialogue and understanding between the faiths. "It's good timing. It's time for the West to know more about us," said the actor who plays a Muslim religious leader in the film by "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott due out in May. "We know more about the West than they know about us. When you don't know me, you're going to judge me in a bad way, which is risky," Nabawy told Reuters in Cairo. "We are not terrorists. We are very civilized and our history is a witness to this." Kingdom is being tipped as one of the summer's biggest movie releases and has a budget estimated at around $130 million. Some religious figures and academics are concerned that a film about the Crusades, a term once used by President Bush to describe the war on terror, will fuel the idea of an intractable clash of civilizations between East and West. They say it could fuel animosity toward Islam in the West and heighten suspicions of the West in the Muslim world, where the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan have been portrayed by some as part of a war on Islam. MOVIE SHOULD ATTRACT BOTH FAITHS But Nabawy said the film should have the opposite effect. "The film is not only about war, it's about dialogue, it's about peace, about trying to see the truth. "We have Christians who think this movie is pro-Muslim and Muslims who think that this movie is pro-Christian. It will make both go and see the movie, which is positive for improving understanding." Nabawy, whose previous work includes three movies directed by Egypt's Youssef Chahine, is one of two Arabs with significant parts in Kingdom, which is set in the Third Crusade and was filmed in Morocco and Spain. Syrian Ghassan Massoud plays the part of Saladin, the Kurdish Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the Christian Crusaders in 1187. Liam Neeson and Orlando Bloom play two of the lead Crusader roles. Nabawy said some Arabs were concerned a film about the Crusades produced by a U.S. firm would be biased. These fears were misplaced, he said. "Ridley and screenwriter William Monahan made great efforts to have an objective and balanced script. They were discussing everything together until the last day of shooting." Last month a historian threatened to sue Twentieth Century Fox for copyright infringement in the film after saying the studio copied elements of a 2001 book he wrote on the Crusades. The studio has rejected his demands. http://news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050407/film_nm/arts_film_crusades_dc_2 " ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! 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