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Re: Patriot pile on



Sounds like this movie is another case of Hollywood turning the imperial-era
British military into a lot of nothing but cads, bounders and scoundrels.

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Sacharski, Susan wrote:

> See today's Salon lead article for more on the inaccuracies in The Patriot,
> notably comparing the redcoats to the Waffen SS.
>
> http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/07/03/patriot/index.html
>
> Susan Sacharski, Archivist
> Northwestern Memorial Hospital Archives
> 329 West 18th Street - Suite 901
> Chicago, IL 60616-1120
> Ssachars@nmh.org <mailto:Ssachars@nmh.org>
> Phone: 312/926-3090
> Fax:     312/926-6957
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Andris A. Vinovskis [SMTP:avinovsk@UMICH.EDU]
>         Sent:   Monday, July 03, 2000 6:32 AM
>         To:     ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
>         Subject:        Re: accuracy and the Patriot
>
>         I too saw the Patriot this weekend.  I will agree with Steve that
> the film
>         very violent.  In some scenes in would have been more than
> appropriate to
>         shut ones eyes.  While it is true that the film was riddled with
>         historical inaccuracies and had a plot that was somewhat lacking, I
> still
>         enjoyed the film.  The inaccuracies in the film made for great late
> night
>         discussion at local pizza joint with friends.  The point I think I
> am
>         trying make is rather than raking the film over the coals we should
>         encourage techers to show the film in the appropriate context if
> they
>         choose to use it as a teaching as Richard suggests that they might.
> They
>         should be given materials that would help them teach their students
> about
>         the historical inaccuracies in the film.  In the end it is more than
> just a
>         movie because people will accept it as the truth and we as
> historians and
>         archivists need to be ready to combat these beliefs.
>
>         Andy Vinovskis
>         Information Resolution Assistant II
>         Serials Recording Division
>         Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
>         University Of Michigan
>         avinovsk@umich.edu
>
>         On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, STEVEN P. FISHER wrote:
>
>         >   Saw The Patriot today. Accuracy aside, I thought this was one of
> the
>         > most depressing movies I have ever seen. It drags on forever,
> blood and
>         > guts followed by more blood and guts. At least Private Ryan got
> past the
>         > violence and became a story. If you saw Braveheart you have
> already seen
>         > this stinker. It's Mel in exactly the same role. He survives this
> time,
>         > but you are left wondering if his character is really better off
> for
>         > it.
>         >
>         >  Steve Fisher
>         >
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