The Patriot Movie Essay
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The Patriot (2000)
Action/War
Roland Emmerich
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Academy Awards, USA 2001
Nominated Oscar
Best Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Best Music, Original Score
John Williams
The British have been taken by surprise by the American colonists’ rebellion in 1775, which started the American Revolution, but the rebels suffered a major defeat at New York City in September 1776. The rebel army reformed and continued to fight. The surrender of a British army on October 17, 1777 convinced France to enter into an alliance with the American colonies, thus creating a bigger conflict. The British then shifted operations to the south, thought to be overflowing with loyalists, and Charleston, South Carolina fell on May 9, 1780. Gates, the hero of Saratoga, led an army of exhausted, starving Continentals and militia into battle against an equal number of redcoats at Camden, South Carolina on August 17. The redcoats charged and the Continentals were surrounded and slaughtered. The British thought that they had finally subdued the Carolinas, but they were wrong. -Historyonfilm.com Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) is a …show more content…
British regulars were trained to use their bayonets and would have stabbed him. If Martin had led his neighbors to rescue his son, then it would have been more faithful to actual events. Martin comments that going head to head with redcoats on open ground is suicide, which is an insult to real continentals. Their only true defeat was in New York very early in the war. After receiving training, the rebel army forced the British to retreat in June 1778. -Historicalaccuracy The film, The Patriot, was a good film, but not entirely accurate. This would not be a good movie to show to get specific information, but it is an interesting movie on the subject of war. The battle scenes are unlikely, but they do provide entertainment and
The Patriot (2000)
Action/War
Roland Emmerich
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Academy Awards, USA 2001
Nominated Oscar
Best Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Best Music, Original Score
John Williams
The British have been taken by surprise by the American colonists’ rebellion in 1775, which started the American Revolution, but the rebels suffered a major defeat at New York City in September 1776. The rebel army reformed and continued to fight. The surrender of a British army on October 17, 1777 convinced France to enter into an alliance with the American colonies, thus creating a bigger conflict. The British then shifted operations to the south, thought to be overflowing with loyalists, and Charleston, South Carolina fell on May 9, 1780. Gates, the hero of Saratoga, led an army of exhausted, starving Continentals and militia into battle against an equal number of redcoats at Camden, South Carolina on August 17. The redcoats charged and the Continentals were surrounded and slaughtered. The British thought that they had finally subdued the Carolinas, but they were wrong. -Historyonfilm.com Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) is a …show more content…
British regulars were trained to use their bayonets and would have stabbed him. If Martin had led his neighbors to rescue his son, then it would have been more faithful to actual events. Martin comments that going head to head with redcoats on open ground is suicide, which is an insult to real continentals. Their only true defeat was in New York very early in the war. After receiving training, the rebel army forced the British to retreat in June 1778. -Historicalaccuracy The film, The Patriot, was a good film, but not entirely accurate. This would not be a good movie to show to get specific information, but it is an interesting movie on the subject of war. The battle scenes are unlikely, but they do provide entertainment and