The movie for the most part is accurate, even though most commentators have a different standpoint. Many of us are aware of the revolution and other important historical events. But, what we have to put into perspective is they the way all of these historical events have been perceived.

The movie's protagonist is Mel Gibson playing the role of Benjamin Martin. Benjamin Martin is a South Carolina planter who is still haunted by his notoriously brutal past as a soldier in the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution comes, he chooses not to fight for the Continental Army because he wants to protect his family. But when the British Colonel Tavington threatens their welfare and kills one of his sons, he chooses to

I believe that in order to understand historical events it is important to have a visual representation of such. Of course, to me this is true because my learning styles tends to gear more to visual than audio. The Patriot is one of the best and most accurate films representing the Revolutionary War.

The acting was superb. Mel Gibson was completely immersed in his role as the reluctant Colonel, for whom the war was a personal vendetta. It is evident that Martin begins as a single father with no intentions of enlisting until his family safety was in jeopardy. He had to handle quite a range of emotions, from the tenderness of a father to the rage and savagery of battle and the seething hatred of the murderous dragoon. He was outstanding in every scene. My favorite scene is the ghost scene, where he takes revenge in honor of his son by killing every soldier, one by one. The Declaration of Independence consisted of the preamble, the middle s

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