Hollywood Hates History, Part 1: Kingdom of Heaven

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History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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This episode is the first in a mini-series that Scott is doing with fellow history podcaster Stephen Guerra (History of the Papacy, Beyond the Big Screen) about some of the most historically inaccurate movies that have ever appear. We kick off this series with Ridley Scott's 2005 Crusader epic Kingdom of Heaven. Scott really did not like this movie. He considers it the worst example of screenwriter wish fulfillment to go back in time and teach horribly intolerant historical figures how to live by 21st-century values, even though they make no sense in context. The movie is so anachronistic that Orlando Bloom's knight character might as well wear a "Coexist" T-shirt during the entire film.

(originally broadcasted on Beyond the Big Screen)

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0:00.0	Many people learn about history as a collection of names, dates, and places,
0:04.8	but history is so much more interesting than that.
0:07.8	It's the stories of the men and women who made those places an event matter.
0:12.5	It's the story of the farmer in the field, as much as it is the story of the man in the Oval Office.
0:18.0	I'm Chris from Vlogging Through History.
0:20.2	Join me as we relive unforgettable historical moments on the Vlogging Through History podcast,
0:25.6	diving deeper into the forgotten stories of our past.
0:28.9	To listen now, search Vlogging Through History on your favorite podcast platform.
0:33.6	They were some of the most powerful men who've ever lived.
0:36.3	They waged war, forged peace, and altered the fates of billions of people.
0:40.4	And yet, they were just as human, just as flawed as you and me.
0:44.2	They were the presidents of the United States, and they are the subjects of the history podcast,
0:48.5	this American president.
0:50.2	In each episode of this American president, we explore how flawed men have managed this awesome responsibility.
0:56.5	To listen now, go to pathanonpodcast.com
0:59.7	or search this American president on your favorite podcast platform.
1:03.8	Hey, everyone. Scott here.
1:05.2	A brief heads up before we start this episode.
1:07.2	This is the first in a series called Hollywood Hates History
1:10.6	that I'm doing with fellow history podcaster, Steven Guera,
1:13.5	where we look at some of the most historically inaccurate movies that have been produced,
1:17.0	which really says something because almost any movie is going to take liberties with the past.
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