The second half of the film was more enjoyable for me. Someone could easily see the good and noble Mehmed II, and the "ruthless, almost satanic" face of Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The actors chosen to portray certain characters were purposely selected. Another issue I would like to note is the absolute miscast for the film. This, in combination with some bad acting made things worse, especially for the first half of the movie. The script was average, not too complicated, kept really simple.but faithful to the Ottomans' point of view.and the direction.well, it was average to bad, with awkward imbalances and gaps. However, there were some problematic "green background" shots where the special effects were poor and fakeness was obvious, especially in shots were actors were implemented.
The "bird's view" shots of the city were impressive, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Palaces, the Gates.all can be easily compared to shots of Rome in Gladiator or the shots of Babylon in Alexander. There was a good effort in depicting Constantinople with special effects, and credit should be given to the ones responsible for this. I would like to judge this movie both as a piece of art, and as a piece of history telling. However, at the end of the film, the general feeling was lukewarm. I watched this movie with the best intentions, i wanted to like it, since this was the first time that such a historical event as the Fall of Constantinople was depicted in the big screen. This movie tells the story of the Life of Mehmed II.the Fall of Constantinople.well, you don't have to be a historian to realize the unprecedented distortion of History.
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