It's hard to look at
"The Dark Ages" without noting the sheer sense of
irony engrained within the documentary. It was a
time of sheer ignorance and disease, a time where
the poor were drawn into war, where wars of faith
were fought for years, while tyrannical rulers
fought wars based on their faith. It was a time of
great violence and poverty... and that's just been
in the last seven years. I had to take that joke,
because it's just too true to deny. "The Dark Ages"
is a fascinating documentary chronicling the dark
ages. It was a time where slaves revolted against
their masters, and the Roman Empire fell to the
grasp of warriors who began to dominate the land
with bloodshed. An exciting tale, "The Dark Ages"
explores Christian anarchy, and its rather brutal
strangle hold on the civilization sometimes forcing
conversion on many of the Pagan worshippers within
the seams of the country. From the early emperor who
used Christianity as a form of domination, to the
massive plague that swept across the land like a
wildfire, there's plenty of entertaining facts to
discover within the two hour run time of the
downfall of one of the largest empires in history,
and its inevitable de-evolution thanks to a new
dominant society. |
