American Revolution compared to This Movie
How is this movie compared to the american revolution? What was the screenwriters point of view? What was the screenwriters message to the viewers?
shareThe movie was utterly ridiculous....bordering unwatchable.
The bottom line is you have Al Pacino as an uneducated peasent, who is an unwilling participant in the war. You have the English portrayed as sadists. Then you have an unbelievable love interest between Natasha Kinski and Al Pacino. Somehow, out of all the men in the Northeast, a very hot "Daisy" falls in love with an uneducated peasent for no apprent reason since they have virtually no dialogue. They do have an uncanny knack however for "running into each other" @ every major battle..."Funny to see you here again, 100 miles away from the last battle". LOL
This movie essentially damaged or ruined everyone's career. Pacino layed low for four years after this debacle. Sutherland was never the same. Kinski vanished and the director proved Chariots of Fire was a flash in the pan.
To this day, every time I see Donald Sutherland I think of this movie, him dressed up in that ridiculous costume, with the horrendous prop mole on his face and stupid accent.
If you want a good laugh, rent this movie. However, understand its not supposed to be funny...
I beg to politely differ. While dfw_txs is 100% correct in stating this stained many of the cast's careers for a while, this is only when you consider the box office and public perception of the movie.
As a film about the American Revolution, this movie scores 10/10. The costumes have never been bettered and this movie actually shows that during 1776 and in the years preceeding and following, the USA was a country during infancy. Immigrants were from all over Europe and the accents were noticably varied. The sets display a filth never seen since, and the feeling for the 18th century is awesome. The script is heart wrenching and you feel an empathy for Dobb (Pacino) and his son who are caught up in a brutal Revolutionary and Civil War that they don't, at first, consider 'their fight'.
Get hold of this movie and possibly read a book on the Revolution beforehand.
You won't be sorry.
Dr Strangelove is wise. Listen to him.
Oh, only it was set in 1773, or so said one of my History teachers.
Also, about the filth... I know it's not the same era or conflict, but there was something about Gangs of New York's raw urban filth that resembled the feeling of this one.
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