Duration: 2 hrs. 25 min.

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is an epic adventure about a common man( Orlando Bloom as Balian) who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. A stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed king, falls in love with an exotic and forbidden queen, and rises to knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces while striving to keep a fragile peace.

great movie that re-tells the history of Jerusalem and one of the holy war in history. you can go to http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/, available in 4 languages for more details of the 3,000 year old city. But how does a blacksmith knew so much about fighting a war? The muslims actually did their prayers in the morning in the midst of the war. this post gonna hurt my muslim friends but no offense. my verdict. if you want to win the war, hit hard when they are doing the prayers. after all they paid taxes to pray( in the movie). one question struck me. did chinese ever engage themselves in holy war? not that i knew of. only over land and power. Which is still happening right now. Taiwan and China. whichever sides wins, join them and repent later( hahaha.., that's what the priest said in the movie!)