Didnt see 1492 but your description of Kingdom of Heaven is what I constantly read on FR. Then I saw it, and I really didnt see the denigration. There was an asshole Crusader, a king who was trying to keep the peace, and the Muslims were brutal as hell. They also got their asses handed to them, which was gratifying. I also had to agree with the overall lesson that its just a city of landmarks, its not worth that much bloodshed. Especially since I know how the story ends anyway.Well, how about we start here with trying to provide some balance to the movie and your post:
I honestly didn’t watch it for the history lesson. I figure any “historical” Hollywood movie I watch will be pretty inaccurate whether due to agenda or just simple creative license in order to condense years of events into a 2-hr movie.
Such movies have only as much historical power as we’re willing to allow them. Much ado about nothing.