Kingdom of Heaven The Drink was not (hidden) Handed to you

"A king doesnt kill a king", Saladin knows his chess

Imagine foolishly leading your armies to a desert and dying of dehydration only for your enemy to hold you captive and show you they not only have water in scorching desert but ice.

Having ice in a desert in that time is like showing off the first ferrari you bought to your friends.

This scene is based on what actually happened when Saladin captured Guy and Raynald after the Battle of Hattin. Guy accepted the water in real life and then passed it to Raynald, who Saladin had previously said he would kill with his own sword. As other comments have pointed out, the exchanging of the water is part of a tradition that forbade Saladin to harm anyone who accepted it. When he said ‘I did not give the cup to you’, Saladin was pointing out that Guy was the one who gave the water over, not Saladin, thus excluding Raynald from that protection.

Not alot of people realize how deep this scenes is. Ice in the desert was the ultimate flex..he wanted to show how prepared they were that they can afford impossible /unnecessary luxuries. What more if it was a real necessity for war.

Man, Saladin was a straight OG boss in this movie. Honorable, noble, and a man of his word and honor. The actor did a great job portraying him.

Explanation: Giving water means safety. You don't kill someone to whom you have given water, those are the rules. So when Guy receives the cup, he passes the cup to Raynald in order to "game the system" and save Raynald from being executed, since now he has drunk Saladin's water and "should" therefore be safe. Of course, the cup wasn't handed to Raynald so it doesn't count, and Raynald is executed for his crimes.

The fact that he even has ice available in his camp is a flex

Baldwin: “The whole world is chess; any move can be the death of you!” Saladdin: “A king does not kill a king; were you not close enough to a great king, to learn from his example?” The chess analogies from both kings was excellent! 2 great kings with a healthy fear of each other’s power and wits 🔥

"A king does not kill a king, were you not close enough to a great king to learn by his example?"

How Ghassan Massoud ( who played Saladin ) wasn't nominated for a Oscar is beyond me

Saladin is a True Legend. He Died poor cause he gave it all to his people .... a true King .

When you go to the club and buy a girl a drink and she hands it to her friend.

This movie ages like the finest of wine.

I don't care if this movie was not a hit, it's still the best medieval movie of the last 25 years

Once it became the Director's Cut, it turned from an ok film to a great film. Ghassan Massoud playing Saladin was magnificent.

"A king does not kill a king. Were you not close enough to a great king to learn from his example" Epic put down and respect to Baldwin, all in one.

...."A king does not kill another king,were you not close enough to your own king to not learn from his example"........... that was some serious burn!!!

This was a righteous killing because that repugnant sod, had virtually no respect for honor. His brother was equally as culpable for handing him the water in the first place, a direct insult to the mercy gesture shown him by Saladin. He was quite fortunate Saladin was a man who abided by a strict code of honor and was a man of principle, unlike the blood thirsty glutton he was. This movie was a study in character and how men regardless of different cultures and backgrounds could conduct themselves like honorable men with one another and LIVE by their principles without compromising their integrity. Excellent period piece and I for one feel we need MORE of these types of movies.

I love the way Sal just shakes his head after adressing Guy. 'What an idiot...' he must have been thinking. Loses his whole army, gets captured because of arrogance and stupidity.