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Comparing The Revolution And The Patriot
Revolution and The Patriot are films about the revolutionary war.Today I’m going to compare these two films.I’m also going to explain the similarities that these movies have.Also I will explain the purposes of these movies.
The Patriot was made to entertain the people watching the movie/film.Revolution was made to Inform the viewers watching the movie/film.The Patriot was not historically accurate, Revolution was historically accurate

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