12-29-2022, 12:35 AM
A docudrama about Mehmed the conqueror and the fall of Constantinople. It’s a bit of history that I don’t know that much about. Akin to Age of Samurai http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=6117 each ep has a series of expert talking heads and then actors depicting the major points of history and the battles. These must be a lot of fun for the actors because they only have pivotal scenes and then a lot of battlefield action.
Season 1 is 6 eps; im 2 deep. Season 2 drops tomorrow.
S1e1 sets up Mehmed with the death of the sultan. It also brings in the cannon maker who pitches a giant cannon - like 27’ long to lob a a cannonball nearly 2 hards in diameter. It’s needed to break the walls of Constantinople which begin with a moat then rise three walls with killing fields between each obstacle.
E2 is a flashback to Mehmed’s upbringing which is harsh. Torn from his mom and life as a child, put in charge of a city under a strict tutor who whips him, and so on… oh what a bummer it is to be heir to the throne. It also introduces the Genovese mercenary Longo.
The acting is adequate for the history they are telling. The battle scenes are sanguineous and muddy, not stellar but satisfying. The costumes seem accurate. The history is fascinating because I don’t know it and it’s presented in a way that isn’t at all dry; it’s soaked in blood. It’s made in Turkey with Turkish actors and experts so it feels authentic.
D00M recommended so far.
Season 1 is 6 eps; im 2 deep. Season 2 drops tomorrow.
S1e1 sets up Mehmed with the death of the sultan. It also brings in the cannon maker who pitches a giant cannon - like 27’ long to lob a a cannonball nearly 2 hards in diameter. It’s needed to break the walls of Constantinople which begin with a moat then rise three walls with killing fields between each obstacle.
E2 is a flashback to Mehmed’s upbringing which is harsh. Torn from his mom and life as a child, put in charge of a city under a strict tutor who whips him, and so on… oh what a bummer it is to be heir to the throne. It also introduces the Genovese mercenary Longo.
The acting is adequate for the history they are telling. The battle scenes are sanguineous and muddy, not stellar but satisfying. The costumes seem accurate. The history is fascinating because I don’t know it and it’s presented in a way that isn’t at all dry; it’s soaked in blood. It’s made in Turkey with Turkish actors and experts so it feels authentic.
D00M recommended so far.
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