Patton

A detailed Summary of 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

The movie Patton influenced people's ideas about Patton himself and war. Patton could seem like a true hero to people who believed in military values; to them it showed Patton as the red-blooded American who loves to fight and whose crude talk is straight talk.4 For people who despised militarism, however, the movie would show "the worst kind of red-blooded American mystical maniac who believes in fighting".5 The movie manages to portray the general as both a great man and a crazy man.6 The movie presented Patton in many different perspectives, which allowed the viewer to feel like their viewpoint had been shown. The movie was for General Patton, yet was against General Patton at the same time. This was very impressive considering the chaotic times in which the movie appeared. With the great amount of controversy at the time the movie was introduced, and the movie being about a blood and guts general that loved war, the movie could have easily divided a segment of its audience. Patton's actions in the movie also caused some controversy. In one scene General Patton hits a soldier in a hospital because he says that he was a coward. Patton also threatens to shoot the soldier in the hospital for refusing to get to the front and fight.7 Cowardice was unacceptable to Patton.8 The slap became well known, and Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower told him he could remain army commander, only if he apologized in person to each of his divisions.

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