This series is not so entertaining tbh, but it's one of the closest to history realities series I have watched. In another review, the reviewer said it's more like a documentary re-enactments, I kind of agree with it.
But that's also the reason why it's more close to real history rather than another well-made soap drama. Didn't we have enough soap dramas, why would mind trying something different?
The more you know about history, the more you'd know how big differences between the ancients and us. Partial of their mindset is incomprehensible and eerie in today's judgment. The problem with our recent dramas and movies is they are too adapt to the modern value. Which makes them very fake if you have enough history knowledge.
The original aristocrats are symbiotic with feudalism, the very important feature to differ them from bureaucrats is their bonding with military force. It's obvious, the protagonist himself is an aristocrat, but his cousin and sons are not although they look like they are. Aristocrats without force are just symbolic mascots, nothing more than that. The modern age demolished feudalism along with its cornerstone the aristocrats. Thus Zurfikar is the last lord. His bloodlines may pass on, but nor his spirit and standard. Audiences can clearly see how his class was destroyed among the great ear. He can't even raise his own son properly, that's why his legit son became a politician not a warrior. When Zurfikar couldn't get Suleyman out of the barn, he complained about when he was at that age he already could ride and hunt. His mother then said, that was because Zurfikar's father had time to teach him the skills. These lines look simple, but have much depth in them. In all of the series, you can find a lot of lines like this. They might not be dramatic enough for a TV series but definitely better than that, for me.
Honestly speaking, this series looks earlier than its production time. If you tell me it was filmed in 90s or 80s, I won't doubt. The plots are ok for me, but if you view them under modern narrative, they'd be considered as unseemly. However, I still like its restoration of the old days. This merit is rare to see in recent films and TVs.
But that's also the reason why it's more close to real history rather than another well-made soap drama. Didn't we have enough soap dramas, why would mind trying something different?
The more you know about history, the more you'd know how big differences between the ancients and us. Partial of their mindset is incomprehensible and eerie in today's judgment. The problem with our recent dramas and movies is they are too adapt to the modern value. Which makes them very fake if you have enough history knowledge.
The original aristocrats are symbiotic with feudalism, the very important feature to differ them from bureaucrats is their bonding with military force. It's obvious, the protagonist himself is an aristocrat, but his cousin and sons are not although they look like they are. Aristocrats without force are just symbolic mascots, nothing more than that. The modern age demolished feudalism along with its cornerstone the aristocrats. Thus Zurfikar is the last lord. His bloodlines may pass on, but nor his spirit and standard. Audiences can clearly see how his class was destroyed among the great ear. He can't even raise his own son properly, that's why his legit son became a politician not a warrior. When Zurfikar couldn't get Suleyman out of the barn, he complained about when he was at that age he already could ride and hunt. His mother then said, that was because Zurfikar's father had time to teach him the skills. These lines look simple, but have much depth in them. In all of the series, you can find a lot of lines like this. They might not be dramatic enough for a TV series but definitely better than that, for me.
Honestly speaking, this series looks earlier than its production time. If you tell me it was filmed in 90s or 80s, I won't doubt. The plots are ok for me, but if you view them under modern narrative, they'd be considered as unseemly. However, I still like its restoration of the old days. This merit is rare to see in recent films and TVs.