{"id":1648023,"date":"2022-09-20T03:34:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1648023"},"modified":"2022-09-20T03:36:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:36:46","slug":"medieval-is-the-historical-christian-action-epic-you-didnt-know-you-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medieval-is-the-historical-christian-action-epic-you-didnt-know-you-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Medieval\u2019 Is The Historical Christian Action Epic You Didn\u2019t Know You Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedieval-is-the-historical-christian-action-epic-you-didnt-know-you-needed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1648023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThink not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword,\u201d Matthew 10:34. This verse expounds on the fundamental Christian paradox at the heart of the new film, \u201cMedieval.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>To call the undertones of the film Christian would be an understatement, as it is an explicit story about a warrior for the faith. The story of Czech international hero Jan \u017di\u017eka is a true treat for film buffs and casual moviegoers. The film features a well-rounded cast, with Ben Foster as \u017di\u017eka and Michael Caine as Lord Bore\u0161, a nobleman that enlists \u017di\u017eka for protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u017di\u017eka is not only a great war general but also a Hussite. Little knowledge exists among the populace about post-Reformation Christianity and even less about pre-Reformation Christianity. \u017di\u017eka would go on to fight in the Bohemian Wars (1419-1434) between the Catholic Church and the Hussites after the murder of Czech Christian pre-Protestant reformer Jan Hus. Hus serves as one of the primary inspirations for Martin Luther during the Protestant Reformation. To call yourself a Christian and know little to nothing about Hus is a product of the watered-down era of ignorance that defines life and art in a zombified Western culture.<\/p>\n<p>The film doesn\u2019t take place during the Bohemian Wars but serves as an origin story for the man that would become a Warrior of God (European title). It opens with \u017di\u017eka (Foster) and his loyal band of mercenaries protecting Bore\u0161 (Caine) from being assassinated. This mysterious assassination attempt opens up the plot about the battle between a fallen noble class. <\/p>\n<p>Til Schweiger plays Rosenberg, a Bohemian nobleman, set to marry Catherine (Sophie Lowe), the niece of the King of France. Catherine is a follower of Jan Hus and serves as the moral anchor for the film. Right away she is a woman of status horrified by the violent treatment of the peasant class. Her journey with \u017di\u017eka begins when his mercenary group is pushed to kidnap her during a church service. Though she might seem the classic damsel in distress or a mere bargaining chip, she and \u017di\u017eka develop a relationship over their concern for the common man that drives the entire film. <\/p>\n<p>Lowe\u2019s powerful performance is what maintains this delicate balance. Holding her own with Foster is what allows writer-director Petr J\u00e1kl\u2019s vision to come to fruition. \u201cMedieval\u201d has no shortage of the violence we\u2019re all accustomed to at this point. Jakl is able to expand his depth in a way that makes it clear this is a true passion project for him.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00e1kl is able to deliver a strong historical drama because he understands the timeless nature of great film. Films depicting true events maintain a lasting legacy because they truly show Hegel\u2019s point that though times may change, the people inhabiting them do not. <\/p>\n<p>J\u00e1kl\u2019s powerful story is made visually stunning by cinematographer Jesper T\u00f8ffner. The intimate camera angles employed make the film feel real at all the right times. Roland M\u00f8ller plays Torak, the leader of his own mercenary group and foil to Foster\u2019s \u017di\u017eka. Torak\u2019s depravity at the employ of the nobles knows no bounds. His blind loyalty to the ruling class calls the audience to question how much this still takes place in modern times. <\/p>\n<p>We see the Trump-esque Rosenberg in particular enjoying the same flavor of immoral behavior one might imagine defined the affairs on Epstein island. In a tale as old as time, the film depicts the problem of what happens when leaders abandon any scruples whatsoever. \u017di\u017eka, like us, is left to contend with a reality where oligarchs, including the so-called religious leaders, are not living up to the principles of the Christ they would claim to follow. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The title change from \u201cWarrior of God\u201d to \u201cMedieval\u201d for American audiences was obviously done to avoid an association with schlocky Christian dramas, but it says a lot about the present state of our country\u2019s approach to the art of film. The only epics we have left are the tired franchises where any real true depth is watered down by intellectual property\u2019s commitment to capital. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedieval\u201d isn\u2019t spared as there are not one but two video games associated with the film. A small price to pay because the film is more in line with classics like \u201cSpartacus\u201d and \u201cThe Ten Commandments\u201d than whatever Marvel\u2019s latest romp might be. Here we have the portrayal of a real historical figure that is wonderfully shot in an experimental way. The real tragedy is that our broken society provides little appetite for this type of art anymore, but thankfully that doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t being made.<\/p>\n<p>By the end, Foster\u2019s \u017di\u017eka is an eye-patched bona fide badass no longer willing to be led by anybody but the God he believes in. \u201cMedieval\u201d is a modern marvel that benefits from the innovations in technology that its predecessors lacked. <\/p>\n<p>Save for some brief words from Viktor Kri\u0161tof in an ethereal portrayal of Hus, \u201cMedieval\u201d is 100 percent an action movie. Unlike Branagh\u2019s \u201cHenry V\u201d which relies heavily on the words of Shakespeare to carry it, \u201cMedieval\u2019s\u201d action speaks louder than words. Ambitious is the first word that comes to mind in imagining a Christian action movie, but J\u00e1kl delivers. The movie treads in the same waters as Mel Gibson\u2019s \u201cThe Passion of the Christ,\u201d but this time the violence inflicted upon Jesus is done to the people he died for.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Justin McClinton was born on the south side of Chicago. He is a Morehouse Man, a Sowellian, and a lover of all things Chicago sports sans Cubs. He has a PhD in education policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThink not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword,\u201d Matthew 10:34. 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