Prophet Muhammad and rise of Islam - Movie Review Example

Other (s) Movie Review “Islam: Empire of Faith” Part one of the movie “Islam: Empire ofFaith” primarily focuses on the historical events that took place during the life of Prophet Muhammad and rise of Islam. The Producer Robert Gardner effectively uses the epic documentary to cover a thousand years of the Islamic revolution including a number of historical events. Some of the notable events covered in part one includes the birth and history of prophet Mohamed, the reign of Suleyman as well as the contemporary view of the Islamic civilization in the Western perspective (Gardner, 2000).

The second part of movie covers a recount of significant historical events that have shaped the contemporary Islam. In this part, Gardner attempts to change the association of Islam with violence by portraying Prophet Mohammed both as a warrior and a man of faith. For example there are a number of scenes in this part where Prophet Mohammed is depicted as a forgiving conqueror who opposed any form of bloody revenge and violence. Islam Is also depicted as a religion based on knowledge. This is particularly achieved through a number of recounts of the famous Islamic centers of learning during the medieval times.

The last part of the movie covers a number of important historical features beginning from the fall of Rome, The Ottomans, the European explorations and an account of the cruel Islamic Jihadist and Christian crusade wars that were considered excessively brutal even in the standards of the medieval periods. This part has also effectively depicted the history of the expansion of the ancient Ottoman Empire as well as the reign of some of its most powerful Sultans such as Sultan Suleyman. Works CitedGardner, A., Robert. “Islam: Empire of faith.

” A historical documentary film, 2000. Retrieved on 06 April.2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3UHNhQ1Zk&feature=youtube_gdata_player.