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Hospitaler: I put no stock in religion. By the word religion, I've seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the 'will of God'. Holiness is in right action an courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves. And goodness - what God desires - is here and here. By what you decide to do every day, you will be a good man - or not.

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The crescent as emblem on Saracen pennants is anachronistic as it appeared on Islamic military flags no sooner than the 15th century A.D. See more...

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When the Christians fire their first volley at the Muslims, one of the guys screams a Wilhelm as he falls. See more...

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Directed by Ridley Scott, starring Alexander Siddig, Brendan Gleeson, Edward Norton, Eva Green, Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, David Thewlis (add more)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War

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Entry In the scene were Balian arrives at Jerusalem, at the peak where Jesus was crucified, as he sits there, is there a strange shadow of a man crossing in the background or did I see wrong? [When Balian thinks to himself, "God, what is it you want of me?" in the next shot it is not a "strange shadow" of just one man, there are a few people who walk from left to right or right to left. The cinematographic effects of this specific shot gives an ethereal quality to the movements of these people.]
Entry How did Balian, a peasant, get to be literate at the beginning of the film, before he leaves with his father? He reads what's carved into the wooden beam over his workplace. [Who says he was reading it, someone could have told him what it said, so he knew what the beam says rather than read it.]
Entry It seems like a glaring factual error that Balian is able to read and write, given that he was raised as a peasant in the Middle Ages. Did I miss some mention as to how he became literate? [As Sereenie said in the corrections, Balian has spent months travelling with his father, during which time he has learned many things, including sword-fighting, and how to read and write.]

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