![]() After Godfrey ( Liam Neeson) and his men arrive, there is a new scene of them having dinner with Godfrey's elder brother ( Robert Pugh).These shots help to establish the local geography more clearly than in the theatrical version. There are several newly added shots of the French village as Balian walks away from the prison.The guard of the prison ('Tim Barlow' ) then comes in to Balian's cell and releases Balian. There is a new scene of Balian looking at the sapling planted by his wife ( Nathalie Cox), coupled with a flashback of her planting it.There is a new scene where the bishop of the town ( Bill Paterson) orders Balian's brother to release Balian from prison so the blacksmith can aid him in completing the construction of the new abbey.Also, newly added dialogue with the gravedigger ( Martin Hancock) reveals that the woman being buried was married to the Priest's brother, Balian the Blacksmith ( Orlando Bloom). In the opening scene, there is a shot of the Priest ( Michael Sheen) splitting open his apple only to find that it is rotten.The primary additional scenes in the Director's Cut are: Also, there is now more graphic violence in all the battle scenes, with newly added shots of spurting blood and new close-ups of wounds being inflicted. In all, 45 minutes of new scenes have been added, with the biggest addition, as Ridley Scott acknowledges in the introduction, being the subplot of Sibylla's son. The identity of the knight kept the rest of the army fighting together as a unit.The 194 minute Director's Cut is a roadshow format presentation with an Overture, Intermission and Entr'acte. This was a benefit to those fighting with a knight because it was used as a rallying point. Knights also customized their armor with their family's crest. ![]() There were few knights in each province or region which made it easy to identify a specific knight. Advantage: IdentificationĪ knight also wore armor as a status symbol, distinguishing him from peasant soldiers. Even with all of the disadvantages, a knight in armor was still a powerful force on the battle field, lasting much longer than anyone without armor. Armor was also able to block the earliest form of guns brought into battle. This was a huge advantage in hand-to-hand combat. If a knight's opponent did not aim for the right places on the armor (such as the armpits and neck), then it was nearly impossible to damage the knight. The main advantage to a knight’s armor was the protection that it provided. This is an extreme disadvantage for knights fighting in battle. This increased the chances for heat exhaustion and dehydration. Because this contained so many layers, the suit got hot very quickly and remained heated throughout battle. To prevent injury to the body a knight would wear chainmail (a suit of metal circles linked together) under the armor and a suit of quilted padding under the chainmail. Disdvantage: HeatĪ knight’s armor was made of metal. ![]() The lack of breathability in the helmet also made it difficult to catch enough air for tough combat. ![]() To see properly, a knight would have to remove the face visor or the entire helmet, which made him a target for hits to the face. ![]() Usually small eye and mouth holes were cut into the helmet, which left little room to see and let in little air to breathe. Disadvantage: Breathability and VisionĪ knight’s helmet was a large piece of metal designed to cover his entire head. Maneuverability is mostly a disadvantage, but some knights were able to maneuver better than others. This made it difficult to engage in quick combat. Most suits of armor were bulky, which gave the knight a smaller range of motion. The armor joints were stiff and difficult to move. The maneuverability of a suit of armor is relatively limited. ![]()
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