Ironclad || Blood shed and oath sworn for the sake of freedom

For years we have read, listened to and, when we wanted, watched in films the stories about the struggles of minorities against majorities, of the powerless against the powerful. The feeling of being suppressed and the freedom taken away, which caused the struggle, always made us take their side. We cannot know who is right and who is wrong, especially in the stories on the back pages of history. These are only the narratives and teachings of historians who analyse the historical records.

Every country has its own heroes as well as its own tyrants. When the oppressor is the king who holds the power in his hands, the war of the minorities against the majority, that is, the war of the powerless against the powerful begins.

It is possible to visit the 13th century in books and films. Tonight I watched the film Ironclad, which tells the story of the 13th century King of England's siege of Rochester Castle and his attempt to seize it after King Jon suspended the Magna Carta Agreement signed after the civil war against the Knights Templar.

The biggest features I look for in historical films are the costumes of the period and the selected locations. The first thing expected from you when you reflect an event that happened in any history on the screen is the way you reflect the clothes, lifestyle and events of that period. Since there will not be a 13th century knight wearing jeans and driving a chariot, it is normal to expect outdated equipment such as period costumes and beasts of burden.

I can say that Ironclad met my expectations in terms of armours, costumes, horses and catapults. He even managed to experience the driving pleasure of a galloping horse. Indeed, it gave the impression that it was more enjoyable to harmonise with the horse and leave yourself to the horse's movements while on the horse than driving a car.

In war films where swords and arrows are used more often, I love the scenes of archers firing thousands of arrows at the same time with regular shots and the scenes of the arrows in the air on their way to their targets. The Ironclad film provided me with extra pleasure during the viewing by staging the images of the arrows arriving at their targets in several scenes.

The knights I have watched in many films have always triggered my sense of curiosity with their way of life and their oaths to death. Instead of doing special research, I am content with what the cinema industry offers and I get information about knights, even if in pieces.

In the 2011 film, the character of Thomas Marshal (played by James Purefoy) presented a sworn knight very successfully as a flamboyant and charismatic. I laughed at the heavy pressure he was under in the scene where he broke his oath at the end of the film. I think if I were him, I wouldn't have lasted even as long as he did, and I would have had a lot of times with Lady Isabel (played by Kate Mara)... anyway! lol.

In general, I found the film quite successful and I watched the film for 2 hours without getting bored. I think you should definitely watch it, but it is useful to be careful with whom you will watch it, as there are severed arms, severed legs, and bodies separated from two sides in the film. There are people of all age groups in Hive and we may not all have the same willpower to endure such scenes. In fact, I think it should be watched in such brutal and bloody scenes in order to remember that there is no limit to what human beings can do to each other.

During the film, we see that the concept of being a secular country is part of the debate that has been going on since the beginning of history and is still going on today. Both sides are very much interested in what the church and the pope say. Moreover, both sides deceive each other through religion. Maybe that's why secularism is a must in state governments!

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