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Delicious-Tachyons t1_ixr295d wrote

> I was expecting a lopsided depiction of events, as Hollywood does as usual. But I thought Ridley Scott did a fair job in displaying this historical event, from all sides

It does not represent true history. Balian was nobleman in actual history (and not just because magical Liam Neeson pops up to give him it).

That being said, it creates sympathetic characters on both sides. Saladin isn't represented as some rabid 'other' monster but more of an Al Pacino scene-chewing character.

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The_Stank__ t1_ixrlxsd wrote

Ridley said he purposely did the changes to tell a more enticing story.

Which in his defense, it is that.

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Delicious-Tachyons t1_ixs06jq wrote

TRUE! I don't give too much of a shit about noblepeople and their 'struggle' to be gobstoppingly rich assholes. I'll watch House of the Dragon because it's about 2-3 real assholes fighting over the crown, but you never get the idea these are a 'hero's journey' type story which is what KOH was framed as, with this poor blacksmith going there to seek something, becoming a noble, fighting to keep what was right, and back to square one, except in his new reality.

HOTD is more like "you know Rhaenys is a c**** because she killed all those normies to show how intimidating she is on a dragon".

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