The History Channel Presents The Crusades - Crescent & The Cross
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Movie Reviews of The History Channel Presents The Crusades - Crescent & The Cross
Movie Review: Too One Sided - In Favor Of Islam
Summary: 1 Stars
I am sorry we wasted our money on this as it does not tell the whole story - especially Islam's role leading up to the cause of the Crusades. For instance NOTHING was mentioned about the 7,000 Christian pilgrims ambushed on their way to worship in Jersulem in 1064-1065 BEFORE the 1st Crusade. The Muslims slaughtered many by ripping them to pieces. Christians now had even more reason then ever to go to war to recapture what was taken from them by force centuries ago. Also, what about how the Christians suffered centuries of violent persecution as well as destruction of Christian holy sites at the hands of Muslims prior to the Crusades? The Christians as a result were forced into adopting the Muslim doctrine of "Holy War". History Channel - shame on you for for being so biased.Movie Review: Indispensable documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent footage and overview of the history and peoples that clashed so violently. Many lessons to be learned naturally emerge from this documentary.Movie Review: History on a small budget.
Summary: 3 Stars
In the era of computer generated armies, dinosaurs, and natural disasters, a fine story deserved a little more umph. It was very obvious that the History Channel did not have the means to duplicate the impact of motion pictures like Kingdom of Heaven. I had a feeling I was watching 20 high school students acting a period piece. The thousands of crusading soldiers attaking Saladin's army looked more like 50 out of work extras doing their best.
Visually a disappointment, but the story remains as relevant now as the year 1097 .
Movie Review: If there were a rating lower than 1 I would give it.
Summary: 1 Stars
The History Channel's portrayal was disappointing. The Crusader's were portrayed as barbarians, while the Muslims portrayed as victims. The HC fails to mention the hundreds of years of Muslim conquest and belligerence, which the Crusades attempted to stop, or at least slow down. The Christian side was represented by a man, William of Tyre, who appeared to be a lunatic....in a dark cellar....very creepy looking. The Muslims were always shown in beautiful flowing and colorful garments, in bright beautiful palaces. The implications were so obvious and dissapointing. The Christian attacks were "unprovoked and viscious" while the Muslim attacks were defensive.
Re-writing history to appease today's audiance is a terrible injustice. This documentary was such a disappointment because I do enjoy the History Channel. But this makes me wonder what else are they exagerating in the name of policital correctness? I will likely continue to watch the HC, but its reputation, in my eyes, has been tarnished.
Movie Review: A Collision of Two Great Faiths, the Clash Between the Crescent and the Cross. This was the Crusades.
Summary: 5 Stars
For thousands of years the Holy Lands of the Middle East have run with blood. Here the scars of battle fought between three of the world's great religions are etched into the earth. But, the deepest wound was made by a war between Christian and Muslim began at the close of the eleventh century and fought for 200 years.
Now this Holy War has passed into legend, but there were those who saw it with their own eyes; great chroniclers from two different worlds, Christian and Muslim, who wrote of great deeds, great battles, great warriors and men who would lay down their lives for their God.
This was the collision of two great faiths, the clash between the Crescent and the Cross. This was the Crusades.
"The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross" is a 2-DVD set. The first disc discusses the First Crusade, beginning with the call of Pope Urban II. The second half of the first disc discusses the Second and Third Crusades. As is expected with productions made by the History Channel the story is focused on providing accurate history, yet told in an entertaining manner.
The first disc of the set has a running time of about 180 minutes.
The second disc in "The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross" consists of "History in the Making: The Crusades" which shows how the History Channel went about making the first disc of the set. It shows how the reenactments were stages, and the locations and computer animations used in the production.
Also on the second disc of the set is "The Knights Templar" providing a brief look at the origins and mysteries of the Crusade's mightiest warriors.
When considering the Knights Templar it has long been established that Templars led diplomatic missions to the courts of Arab princes and learned the Arabic language. They may have also had dealings with a fanatical drug taking sect known as Hashashiyyin, whose name passed into English as assassins. The Templars certainly had extensive connections with Islamic and Judaic cultures, and may have absorbed a great deal of their cultures.
It is rumored that the Templar's Muslim and Jewish friends were teaching them the ancient wisdom of the East; secret arts such as alchemy, astrology, and numerology, and some believe they delved even deeper into forbidden rites and knowledge.
What this forbidden knowledge is and how it was used by the Templars is introduced in the second disc of The Crusades Crescent and The Cross.
The second disc in the set runs for about 70 minutes.
Entertaining, Educational, and Highly Recommended.