Movie Review : The Patriot

In the year 1775, British troops under the British General Gage launched attacks on the towns of Lexington and Concord. These attacks, coupled with the colonists already seething rage over the many taxes and laws that had been placed on them, caused a chain of events that led to the Revolutionary War. During the beginning of the war, soldiers went around recruiting more men to fight for them. A man by the name of Joseph Martin was ecstatic to join the fights against the British, his problem was that he was a year to young to join the army. However, a year later he was old enough, so when soldiers came around looking for new recruits, Joseph was one of the first to volunteer. (Hart, pg.119) Even though the Americans were outmatched in

The movie The Patriot is a historical fiction written about the Revolutionary war from an average colonial families point of view. Benjamin Martin a French war hero has given up his fighting to live in peace and settle with his family, the movie starts out with the capture of his son by British soldiers. Benjamin’s other son trying to save Gabriel stood up to the soldiers and was killed for it, Benjamin then got involved saving Gabriel and killing the murderer of his other son. What happened made him realize the importance of being involved in the war and so sent his children to live with their aunt and went to join in the army with Gabriel. Once they became part of the army, Benjamin became a general and led his colonial militia, including

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 colonist were English natives so their tactics were the same as the British army. The Continental Regulars would line up like the British and mimic almost everything they would do. The British are more trained and accurate so they would win every battle. The colonists were going to lose the war if it wasn't for Benjamin Martin. Colonel Tavington shot the son of Benjamin Martin named Thomas Martin. That fired him up and what started the rebellion using the militia. The first sight of the guerilla warfare was when they attempted to take his oldest son. He and his two

The Patriot. A person who is willing to fight for their country against enemies. The Patriot begins in the year 1776 in the colony of South Carolina. Mel Gibson plays a planation farmer who fought in the French-Indian war named Benjamin Martin. A War was about to begin and Benjamin wanted no share partaking in the soon-to-be American Revolutionary War. He was more concerned about his two eldest sons who wanted to fight under General George Washington. The beginning of the movie starts out with Benjamin Martin peacefully living with his kids whom no longer have a living mother. Benjamin’s oldest son, Gabriel, joins the war without permission from his father. As the rest of the family are at home one afternoon, Colonel William Travington burns the Martin Plantation to the ground and his second oldest son was killed immediately for interrupting Travington’s plan. Benjamin finds a way to seek revenge because of the rage he experiences after his family is hurt. He begins to realize that he needs to fight for his children and he will not do it alone. Both Benjamin and his oldest son, Gabriel, decide to join the militia as a way of showing what they are capable of. Throughout the film, Benjamin Martin becomes a soldier whom others respect and admire. He shows the militia what it means to truly care for not only his men, but also for his family. As the film progresses, a turn of events take place that show Benjamin’s continued want of revenge against General Charles Cornwallis. The Continentals and the militia soon commence the battle at Cowpens. This is when Benjamin Martin meets his enemy, Travington, who murdered his two eldest sons. After a drawn-out battle, Benjamin stabs Travington in the neck and kills him for the sake of his children. It is then that General Cornwallis retreats his forces and the rest celebrate. Even though some portions of The Patriot aren’t as accurate as we perceive, it is a film full of war and despair, but also a film that contributes to the importance of dignity and the love for one’s family.

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.

During this time “Minutemen” were beginning to sign up to fight in the revolution. Minutemen consisted of middle class men of the town, mainly farm boys and mechanics. Elitists were chosen to lead the one hundred and forty men militia, “ David Brown (North) became captain of one company, Charles Miles (South) the other” (Gross 60). Both men were similar, “ in age and in status, both in there forties and owners of one-hundred-acre farms” (Gross 60). Also, the two men were very intelligent, “Brown had the advantage in political experience—he had been a selectman for four years. But Miles was no novice—he had held a commission as lieutenant in the militia since 1771” (Gross 60-61). Eventually the townspeople realized they would need more men to fight in this revolt and so elitist began recruiting all men, whether they were rich or poor. For the people of Concord the Minutemen are what they needed to bring unity to the town. On April 19, 1775 Brown and Miles led their minutemen to critical battle. Minutemen ambushed the British, “it was the shot heard around the world.” (Revolutionary War notes) The Concord militia took out over two hundred British before the British withdrew and scurried to Boston. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was won but it also ignited a flame that turned the Revolutionary War into high apparatus. Despite what was going on, Concord was free and was determined to make a change economically and

Does hollywood make historical movies less of what actually happened just to make them more exciting. The Patriot, a movie about a father going into the revolutionary war. In this star the lead male role Benjamin Martin as in history is based of Andrew Pickens, Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan and Thomas Sumter. He has 7 children but Goes into the war to keep tabs on his oldest son who went in the war without his permission. Through this movie he goes through terrible trials of losing 2 of his sons and facing of to the death with colonel tavington.

Historic movies are often produced with the premise that they will tell an honest tale about the past, but how accurate are they really? The Patriot is a historical movie the shows the life of an ex-war hero, Benjamin Martin, and his life continuing on through the American Revolution. This includes his interaction with the soldiers and generals, his political stance, and his involvement through the towns. Because the Benjamin Martin is fictional The Patriot cannot be called 100% accurate, but that doesn't mean that other aspects shown were inaccurate. The Patriot demonstrates authentic knowledge of history militarily, socially, and politically.

Have you ever been in a situation where foreign people subjugate the land that you live in? Have you wanted to achieve and fight for this freedom and get the land back from the foreign? This is called land colonization. It is not fair for the other people who don’t have any land at all. In the movie, “The Patriot”, the setting took place during the Revolutionary War, or the American Revolution, in South Carolina during the late 1770’s. The British were fighting the colonists at that time and one major character in the movie, named Benjamin Martin, fought during the American Revolution. Later, the Americans won their independence in 1781. First of all, this movie is called “The Patriot” because the Americans were loyal to their country and

Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) was based off of Francis Marion. Marion is known as “Swamp Fox”. Marion fought in the French and Indian war. Marion fought with a strange arrangement of men. They weren’t paid and they supplied their own food, arms, and horses. Although Marion didn’t have any children, Hollywood put some of Mel Gibson’s characteristics into Benjamin Martin to make the movie more dramatic.

Twelve Years A Salve is a movie that is relevant to our class because it is one of the most recent films to deal with the history of race and ethnicity in our country. ‘’12 Years A Slave’’ is also relevant as it demonstrates the use of race and ethnicity in modern film and the questions that arise from it. This film portrays the ugliness of slavery since a person born free from the first day of his or her life. The reason for that is to show us how white people were using African American people in the past and how the revolutions have changed all that over the years. The meaning of this movie is that African American people should stand for themselves when they lose their freedoms, rather than waiting for the white people to help them.

There are a few insightful scenes in the movie that brought about a better understanding of what really transpired during the American Revolution. The first being, that Martin is portrayed as a very compassionate slave owner. When studying slavery most owners are depicted as cruel and

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