The main character, Benjamin Martin, was portraying Francis Marion during that time period. Throughout the movie Benjamin is portrayed as a family man with strong morals and regret for his actions during the French and Indian War. When in actuality, Francis Marion was known for his love for killing Indians and he also enjoyed raping his slaves as well. This misrepresentation greatly changes the outlook of the protagonist in this film. The filmmakers clearly thought this would put a poor light on the central character, so they opted to leave this part out during the film making …show more content…
All of the battle scenes were correctly portrayed. Having soldiers in uniform lines fire, step back for second group to step forward and fire was the strategy of war to that time. It also showed the battling style that was so well known for that time period. Almost all the battles were fought out in an open field with soldiers in lines and once the soldiers fired off two or three volleys, they would then charge to use bayonets, axes, swords, and knives to confront the enemy. The rifles were shown to be extremely inaccurate from any distance beyond point blank range. During this war the weaponry sophistication was