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Re: The Patriot



----- Original Message -----
From: Kristin Torgerson <kris92576@mail.olg.com>
To: Archives & Archivists <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: The Patriot


> I agree about the inaccuracies of Hollywood and their attempts at doing
> historical movies. my blood curdled at the problems even in period pieces
> like Shakespeare in Love! If they are going to make an attempt to portray
> things, they need to have respect for those individuals and portray them
as
> accurately as possible. As a costumed interpreter, that is my job, and it
is
> insulting that those in Hollywood don't take things as seriously as they
> need to.
>
>
> Kristin Torgerson
> Historic Saint Mary's City, Maryland.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michelle Mumaw <MMumaw@MCC.MCCOAK.ORG>
> To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:28 PM
> Subject: The Patriot
>
>
> > This movie has been much-discussed on the civil war reenactors list I
> > belong to, and now it seems to be coming up here a good deal too.
> > What I have gathered from the cw listserv is that the movie is pretty
> > good, and the accuracy discrepancies have not made those posters nuts
> > (no, all British troops did not wear red-coats), which is usually a
> > positive sign.  Mel Gibson's character is a fictionalized Francis Marion
> > (Swamp Fox).  Rather than owning slaves, he has black freedmen working
> > for him, and rather than killing Indians, he is friends with them.
> > The violence in the movie (and critics response to it) has been much
> > discussed as well.  Considering how the real war was very nasty and very
> > much a civil war, no one has expressed the thought that the violence is
> > over-done or anything less than realistic.  Of course we are all
> > disappointed (somewhat) that once again, Hollywood cannot seem to
> > combine historical accuracy with good entertainment (I still believe it
> > is possible!).
> > I am eager to see the movie, but I do plan to brush up on my rev war
> > history first.  That said, it's off to the library with me!
> >
> >
> > **************************************************
> > Michelle Mumaw
> > Archivist/Librarian
> > Minnetrista Cultural Center
> > &Oakhurst Gardens
> > 765.282.4848 ext. 168
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