About The Movie Timeline:
Themovietimeline.net was created by Jonathan Wirkkala to try and create an accurate telling of history through movies that have some basis in history. Not all of the movies on the timeline are historical movies, but I picked movies that at least represent the way the culture of that time could have been.
Take the movie Kingdom of Heaven for example: Kingdom of Heaven is set in the year 1100 a.d., and takes place in France and Jeruselum. Filmed in 2005 and directed by Ridley Scott. Orlando Bloom playsBalian of Ibel. In a remote village in France, Balian of Ibel, who was a blacksmith, and he is haunted by his wife's recent suicide. A group of Crusaders arrive at the home of Balian and, Baron Godfrey of Ibelin, and Balian's father, having learned of Balian's recent losses asks Balian to join him as they travel to Jerusalem, in the hope that he will take his place as heir to the throne.
While all the events portrayed in Kingdom of Heaven might not be entirely accurate, the characters in Kingdom of Heaven are actual historical figures. Little is known about the events that happened to Balian of Ibel. The movie is a heavily fictionalized portrayal. Recorded history has different details about the events that took place, but the Characters and the locations are historically accurate. It's unlikely that the Events in Kingdom of Heaven ever really happend, and noone can know for sure, but I think it's likely that something similar has probably happend sometime throughout history in a similar enough way.
I often use movies as a starting point when thinking about history. It's always good to have an associated Visual reference when learning about the past, so why put history in perspective with a movie that you enjoy? Movies can be a great history teacher (especially for kids), as long as use them as a general reference guide and not as an absolute historical fact. It's easy, with a little pactice to pick out the parts of movies that have historical significance and which ones don't. Films that are believed to be entirely fiction can still make an accurate or truthful portrayal of the past. If the movie gives a good approximation of the life and culture; then it is good for study.
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