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| The movie is set during the American Revolution and does accurately portraying the general conflict between American colonists and British forces in the late 18th century. As well as show the use of guerrilla tactics by American militia forces which were crucial in many battles during the war and the film does capture the brutality of the conflict, including the impact on civilians and the burning of homes. However, the film takes liberties with historical accuracy especially with its characters and specific events. For example, the protagonist Benjamin Martin is fictional and certain events, like the burning of a church filled with townspeople probably were not documented occurrences in the American Revolution. - jedidia | The movie is set during the American Revolution and does accurately portraying the general conflict between American colonists and British forces in the late 18th century. As well as show the use of guerrilla tactics by American militia forces which were crucial in many battles during the war and the film does capture the brutality of the conflict, including the impact on civilians and the burning of homes. However, the film takes liberties with historical accuracy especially with its characters and specific events. For example, the protagonist Benjamin Martin is fictional and certain events, like the burning of a church filled with townspeople probably were not documented occurrences in the American Revolution. - jedidia | ||
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| + | This movie gets the way that they fought in lines with muskets correct and firing until one side fell and was defeated and I found it interesting to see it play out in a live action setting rather than reading about it like I usually do. - Kazu | ||
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| There were some errors in this film like the film simplifies the motivations and roles of various groups. the British forces are showed villainous and the American side as purely heroic. When it was more complicated than that. The film also inaccurately portrayals the realities of slavery in the American South. It portrays enslaved people on Martin' | There were some errors in this film like the film simplifies the motivations and roles of various groups. the British forces are showed villainous and the American side as purely heroic. When it was more complicated than that. The film also inaccurately portrayals the realities of slavery in the American South. It portrays enslaved people on Martin' | ||
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| + | The inaccuracies shown when it comes to slavery are that the Americans are shown to be generally more kind to their slaves and the British are shown to be more comically evil in all other ways. I understand why they made this decision and I get that they have to make an entertaining movie but I am sure that it was not this black and white and that both sides committed both good and bad things during this conflict. -Kazu | ||
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