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good stuff

posted 19 years ago by GOB_ad
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usually in my college history class the docu-dramas we watch are very poorly done. this one however, was different. it kept me awake, even though everyone knows how the story ends. it's good stuff.

it had comedy elements in it and was nicely written. the part where one of the delegates bets his buddy that him and george washington are good buddies and he could go ever and give him a slap on the back without awkwardness was hilarious. i actually laughed out loud, as with most of the kids in my class.

and i thought that the delegate from connecticut whoever it was did an excellent job.

all in all, it was the best docu-drama i've seen yet.

and we shall flow a river forth to thee. and teeming with souls shall it ever be.

[–] warrenlegolasorlandofan3 18 years ago

I just watched this movie in my U.S. History class and I thought it was hysterical! Madison made me crack up, 'tis done- WE ARE A NATION!!! It had a lot of good info, but it was just too funny.

Mmm----the flute
I'm-----very fond of music----it is so-----harmonious

I guess the best part was my teacher's commentary about Madison. The sad part is, I recognize a bunch of the actors, but when I went to their page on imdb, nothing seemed familiar.

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[–] darren-oconnor 9 years ago

I agree. I love this film. I first saw almost 20 years ago, when our local public station ran it on the 4th of July. It's about the Constitutional Convention, of course, not the Declaration of Independence, but the 4th, being the American holiday, and the time when our patriotism is in full flower, is the natural time to show it. So, I acquired it on DVD, and every year, I rewatch it on the 4th as a reminder of how fortunate we were to have the founding fathers we did, instead of the revolutionaries that so many other countries had, who set up even worse governments than the ones they overthrew.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6543) a month ago

A More Perfect Union (1989) is the story of the framing of the US constitution and features Washington, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton and many more, even Jefferson and Adams who were not at the convention.

Not sure about some of the casting and acting choices - particularly Washington and Madison - but it feels like they tried very hard to be historically accurate.

I would be curious to know the source of the idea that the music to Deutschland Uber Alles was played in the evenings. As this music by Haydn was first published ten years later, it seems a complete anachronism.

Similarly, Madison was known for always dressing in black, but here has a white shirt, a blue jacket and red pants.

The main focus is on the Great Compromise and it's a sad story because Madison was right, but not listened to by enough people and so we got the messed up Senate and electoral college mess we are having so many problems over today. I wish at one point Madison would have stood up and made the central point so it was clear to everyone, that when you don't let the majority of voters have their say (which is exactly what the non-democratic Senate and college do), there can be huge problems in government.

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