Patton
Patton is about the controversial military general and genius, George S. Patton Jr. His use of punctuality, proper uniforms, saluting, and his greatly unfavorable discipline made him very unpopular among the soldiers. His love for battle and the excitement in battle made people believe that he was crazy. George C. Scott, giving the performance of a long and impressive career, played the lead role. Indeed, Scott became so identified with the character, and played the general so perfectly, that the Patton of documentaries has since occasionally been referred to as "an imposter." In a part that requires a skillful scaling of the emotional ladder, Scott finds the perfect balance between bombast and subtlety.1 The movie Patton caused controversy over its open scene and Patton’s actions, influenced people’s ideas about war, and affected the Oscars when George C. Scott refused his nomination for Best Actor.Controversy was caused by the opening monologue in the movie Patton. The monologue starts out with Patton in front of a backdrop of an American flag. In a line in the opening monologue Patton states “Americans have never lost and will never lose a war, for the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.” This is because Am
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Approximate Word count = 1225
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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