Historical Inaccuracies In The Patriot

Although many historical filmmakers alter some events and use fiction as a tool in providing an accurate historical representation, the makers of “The

Have you ever seen “The Patriot”? If you have do you know the truth behind it because some parts really happened and some parts didn’t. Meaning that “The Patriot” is somewhat historically accurate. The Patriot is somewhat historically accurate because the main character Benjamin Martin was not a real person he was based on Francis Marion, the Battle of Cowpens was exactly the same because the colonist had extra help to fight off the British, and the surrender of Colonel Cornwallis was somewhat alike because his army could not get around the French and the colonist in history and in the movie. So “The Patriot” has many differences and similarities to history.

I think that the movie “The Patriot” was somewhat historically accurate. I think that it was somewhat historically accurate because of Benjamin Martin, Colonel Tavington, and the Battle of Cowpens. Also because some things that were demonstrated in the movie; are true facts. Some things that happened in the movie are not, some things are fabricated by the producers of the movie. So the movie cannot be completely historically inaccurate, and the movie cannot be completely historically accurate. So I think that “The Patriot” was somewhat historically accurate.

The movie, The Patriot, is the story of a South Carolina plantation owner, Benjamin Martin, who leads a local militia against British troops in the South during the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Martin, who is a widower with six children and a veteran of the French and Indian War, wants nothing to do with the war until a brutal British Colonel, William Tavington, kills one of his sons and takes his eldest son, a member of the Continental Army, prisoner. Martin, who’s character is loosely based on Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, uses guerrilla warfare to cut British supply lines and attack outposts in an attempt to slow General

Movies are made to be sold and not history to be perfectly told. If movies include a complete history, it wouldn't be known as a movie anymore. However, it would be called a documentary, which most people get fed up of. So interpretations, exaggerations and idealistic scenes are added to the movie to make it more interesting for the audience. "The Patriot" is a similar film made during the modern day time about a time period in which none of the experienced the real revolution. Politically, socially, and culturally, "The Patriot" attempts to give a sense of the scope of aspects involved in the American Revolution. Despite succeeding in this regard, it still lacks details that reveal the true complexity of the mixed sentiments present in

The movie "The New World" tells the history of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. The movie goes on to tell the events that took place in the creation and development of Jamestown. The story involves a heavy romance between Pocahontas and John Smith while explaining multiple events that took place. The movie is questioned whether or not it is historically accurate or completely inaccurate. Based on the research of the characters and the events that took place, "The New World" shows more historical accuracy than inaccuracy.

There is a fascinating book called 1776 by David McCullough; which is his tenth Book he has written on the subject. In this exciting novel he describes several significant issues that George Washington had to overcome to secure his ultimate victory in 1783. The book also describes the first year of the American Revolution, specifically the triumph of Boston and the failure at New York. The lack of morale while the war waged on, which affected the ability of the troops to fight. Then a hugely successful attack on Trenton, and how that help saved the revolution. The author starts by describing the challenges of creating and maintaining an army and then developing and drilling a military force that will be disciplined in the field of battle.

There are numerous misconceptions, inaccurate quotations, and utter lies told about the American Revolution that it is creates a challenge for those who analyze the period and share their knowledge with other individuals. One of the many myths regarding revolution is that The Americans won the war because of their well-planned Guerrilla Tactics. Parliament was imposing numerous taxes on American Colonists, they despised the British for this, more so because they did not have a voice in government while still having to pay taxes (taxation without representation). In 1765, the British Parliament imposed the Stamp Act on all Colonists; a first attempt at raising revenue. This absurd law taxed colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice. The colonists were furious because they had no say in the

Being subjected to public humilation in front of massive crowds with harsh punishments, the loyalists found themselves in a tough predicament between the radicals and their independence from Britian while the loyalists thought differently. Most of the loyalists found their properties vandalized, looted and burned by angry mobs of men. There was no doubt that the patriots of the thirteen colonies controlled the public discourse. There was bound to be a revolt against the British by the patriots because they didn’t agree against the policies imposed by the British parliament. The patriots of “The New World” have a much more logical reasoning than the loyalists because they felt that the British parliament was in

In the two films The Patriot, and 1776, there were some similarities and there were differences. Some of the similarities and differences had to do with the setting and the time period it was in. Also in the films the some of the characters shared the same traits, the wars in the movies in the movies were also different like in The Patriot it had a lot to do with war but in the 1776 movie it had to do with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They both both share the one important thing America’s independence.

Topic: Was American success in achieving independence due more to General Washington’s strategic skill or to British blunders?

The article I read was titled The Spirit of 1776 in 2016 It was written by Michael Cooper Jr.on July 4, 2016. The author’s main claim is about people who came here have rights to be an American citizen, The author supports the main claim by the article, It states that “Syrian refugees and Honduran children have as much right to become Americans …. We're going to remain open, as Washington once said, "to receive not only the opulent and respectable stranger," but also, "the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions; whom we shall welcome to the participation of all our rights and privileges." I find this claim convincing because this means that people who are from another country or other religions have rights to live in

The movie portrays the history well to the extend where most parts of the movie were accurately portrayed. The movie “The 300” did accurately portray history because there were three hundred Spartan soldiers and the Spartan soldiers started training since they were born. Although most parts of the movie were historically accurate, there were some flaws too. For example, Xerxes was portrayed negatively in this movie, but in history, he was an honorable soldier. This movie was mostly accurate regarding history.

Many historian have a distrust of how documentaries handle historic accuracy. Many documentary filmmakers will tweak the story here and there to make their film more dramatic and appealing to a wider audience. The scepticism among historians is not a new age dilemma but has a long history. In 1935 Louis Gottschalk, a Chicago historian wrote to David Selznick who was the president of MGM at the time, to complain that their historical films were low quality and that they needed historian consultants in order to make their films more historical accurate.

The historical side of the movie wasn't the main idea compared to the love story aspect, but i think it was still very well executed. The points i could focus on for historical facts were the backgrounds, costumes, treatment of art and the interactions with Lili. Overall, everything seemed to fit together seamlessly and the attention to detail was wonderful. I give this movie a 10/10 as it was very convincing. I enjoyed the movie and its messages and I completely believed that everything was like how they had shown life to be back