When you see a historical movie, do you think about if it is accurate. Today Hollywood has revised history to make it an appealing story line for the audience. On June 27, 2000 the movie The Patriot was put out to the public. The Patriot has earned many awards such as BMI film and TV award and the Blockbuster entertainment award. It was a phenomenal film back then and today. But critics like Robert Ebert states “ None of it has much to do with the historical reality of the Revolutionary War.” (Wikipedia: The Patriot.org) Because of this The Patriot has been a very controversial movie. People complain that it was inaccurate and not based on the true history of the Revolutionary War. Filmmaker Dean Devlin stated to Smithsonian Magazine “ Thanks
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Benjamin Martin is a fictional character who is based off of Francis Marion. Francis Marion in some ways is different from Benjamin Martin. However in some aspects they are the same. For example, Benjamin Martin and Francis Marion participated in the British army. But, they also differ because Francis Marion raped and forced himself upon his slaves. That is very different from the way Benjamin Martin treated his slaves. In the movie he treated them as “equals” and a family. He was kind to them. And the slaves genuinely loved him and his children. Slavery was a big part during the Revolutionary War. So Benjamin Martin being warm hearted towards the Africans was very rare and unusual.This proves that they wanted Benjamin Martin to seem as a kind hearted man. So, in the movie The Patriot Benjamin Martin is somewhat accurate to …show more content…
In the movie General Cornwallis looks to be an older male in his 50’s. He was very hot headed and conceited. He fought the Patriot’s mostly in South Carolina. However this is very different from history.General Cornwallis was actually in his 40’s. Although he did fight in South Carolina. He was not arrogant or pusillanimous . Like how they depicted him in the movie during the battle of Cowpens. While his army was fighting, he was hiding away in the back of his army. If the movie was accurate General Cornwallis would be in the front. Fighting alongside his men in harms way.This proves that the movie really wanted to stress how cowardly and arrogant he is. The wanted to emphasize that he is the antagonist by drawing further away from the accurate
Benjamin Martin is a fictional character who is based off of Francis Marion. Francis Marion in some ways is different from Benjamin Martin. However in some aspects they are the same. For example, Benjamin Martin and Francis Marion participated in the British army. But, they also differ because Francis Marion raped and forced himself upon his slaves. That is very different from the way Benjamin Martin treated his slaves. In the movie he treated them as “equals” and a family. He was kind to them. And the slaves genuinely loved him and his children. Slavery was a big part during the Revolutionary War. So Benjamin Martin being warm hearted towards the Africans was very rare and unusual.This proves that they wanted Benjamin Martin to seem as a kind hearted man. So, in the movie The Patriot Benjamin Martin is somewhat accurate to …show more content…
In the movie General Cornwallis looks to be an older male in his 50’s. He was very hot headed and conceited. He fought the Patriot’s mostly in South Carolina. However this is very different from history.General Cornwallis was actually in his 40’s. Although he did fight in South Carolina. He was not arrogant or pusillanimous . Like how they depicted him in the movie during the battle of Cowpens. While his army was fighting, he was hiding away in the back of his army. If the movie was accurate General Cornwallis would be in the front. Fighting alongside his men in harms way.This proves that the movie really wanted to stress how cowardly and arrogant he is. The wanted to emphasize that he is the antagonist by drawing further away from the accurate