The Patriot Historically Accurate Analysis

The Patriot (2000) The Patriot is a film about the Revolutionary War. It was directed by Roland Emmerich and starred Mel Gibson as well as Heath Ledger and Joely Richardson. It has had three Oscar Award nominations and has won ten other awards. When the film was released it received much attention, criticism, and controversy, mostly for its historical accuracy (Glancy, Mark). The film The Patriot is not historically accurate because of the depiction of British soldiers, the way in which people saluted in the film, and the way in which Benjamin Martin was depicted. The film is not historically accurate because of the depiction of British soldiers. It depicted British soldiers as cynical and merciless killers. In one scene British soldiers imprison normal people of that town in a church and burn the church down. No
Many elements made this an entertaining film. For instance, the visual elements such as the battlefield’s special effects. Also the romance, the faith, the hope, the honor, and the triumph made this a captivating film. This film had a lot of criticism, but people need to face the fact that this is not a historical documentary, and that it is just entertainment. Yes the film’s setting is in the past, yes the film is about the Revolutionary War, and yes it deals with history, but that does not automatically make it a documentary. I would definitely recommend this to another student. The film The Patriot is not historically accurate. In fact, it is doubtful if the purpose of the film was to be historically accurate. It is most likely it was for sheer entertainment. Nevertheless, the film did not portray British soldiers, the way people saluted one another and the protagonist Benjamin Martin accurately. For these reasons is why it remains impossible to call it historically