The Exaggeration Of Balian In The Film Kingdom Of Heaven

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one which he “peddles” to the viewers (Anderson & Meyer, 1988). Character exaggeration is often utilized as a means of overstating the value of a given message. In the film Kingdom of Heaven (2005), for instance, the character of Balian is portrayed as a “perfect knight” and Guy, as the “perfect villain.” Historically speaking though, Balian was never a perfect knight, let alone a guy who was profoundly valiant, virtuous, and prudent. Note that this theory assumes that the viewer sees the actor as being independent from the subject/object he represents, and that the actions of the actor are autonomous in the sense that they are independent of the prevailing social or cultural order. The primary viewpoint is the viewpoint of the director/producer,

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