Good film, but would have preferred a less religious aspect!

Rating: 9/10 (28 November 2013)

This is truly a remarkable bit of film making, particularly the special effects, acting and panoramic scenery. The screenplay too was outstanding, Hollywood should seriously take into consideration the new up and coming Turkish directors and their big ideas in both its major films and Soups in today's Turkey – much has changed since those years in the 1970s. In saying all that and getting them off my chest, now for the real review. Everyone knows how powerful the Ottoman Empire was and that it conquered Istanbul, which is why I didn't really enjoy the parts with the reference to religion in battle, particularly on the battlefield itself – why was that included more than once? The film could have been better laid out in terms of explaining the military techniques the Ottomans used on the battlefield itself, Mehmet's passion for the Arts of the Western world and how he thought hard to preserve the new conquered city's heritage by naming it "Istanbul" which means "The City" in Byzantium language – which many people do not know. Mehmet also had more than a few wives and not just only one, and from various backgrounds including a Greek wife. Mehmet was definitely a very interesting person in real life and had more to him apart form only wanting to conquer Constantinople.