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I'm watching The Patriot for the first time ever!
I can't wait to experience this iconic film for the first time!
The Patriot is such a beloved film by so many people and I can't wait to for you all to watch along with me
After getting married, a ferocious veteran, Benjamin, forsakes his violent past. After his wife dies, he single-handedly raises his seven children but joins the nation's war after his son is killed.
A widowed farmer, with a brave but brutal military past, decides not to join up when the British arrive in 1776. However, when his son enlists and is later captured by the enemy, the former soldier must abandon his new-found pacifist principles in order to rescue his oldest child, and forms a regiment of Carolina patriots, whose guerrilla tactics prove pivotal to the US war effort.
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Release date: 27 June 2000 (USA)
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing
Box office: $215.3 million
Music by: John Williams
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3:10 - Regarding the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), the colonists would not have "hated" the English more than the French because they considered themselves British, and as such were politically and ideologically one with the mother country. It was not until AFTER that war that the British government began to pass legislation that tightened their control over the colonies which had enjoyed a relatively free rein before. This notably began with the Stamp Act of 1765 though the colonies had no representation in Parliament (taxation without representation). It was after that, as the Crown sought to exert more and more control over colonial affairs and economies, that resistance began growing, followed by violence, and of course, open war in the late 1770's.
8:30 - War has always been, and always will be, humanity's ultimate expression of cruelty towards each other. Men, women, children ... many a time have all been forced to participate, and just as equally have they been forced to suffer torture and death, even to this very day. There is a reason people so inclined to cruelty tend to join the military of police agencies, barely hiding among their more civically minded comrades.
11:10 - Believe it or not, despite appearances, Napoleonic battlefield tactics were designed to produce as few casualties as possible due to cannon fire before actual hand-to-hand engagement. Volley or line rifle fire, though, was designed to maximize the chances of hits with the primitive firearms of the time, but chances of survival were decent at greater ranges due to the inaccuracy of the round shot used. As demonstrated during the Revolutionary War, the employment of guerrilla tactics and snipers was much more effective.
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15:30 - Bundling, or tarrying, is the traditional practice of wrapping a couple together in a bed sometimes with a board between the two of them, usually as a part of courting behavior. The tradition is thought to have originated either in the Netherlands or in the British Isles and later became common in colonial United States, especially in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Bundling is associated with the Amish as a form of courtship. Some Nebraska Amish may still practice it.
28:20 - English actor Jason Isaacs played the part of Col William Tavington
29:40 - Equality is an illusion, and now in the 21st century, there are those who seek to expand that inequality - economically, politically, racially, or by whatever means is expedient, so in the end, we will return to "the good ol' days", when one class of people ruled over all
31:30 - The director was Roland Emmerich
Interestingly enough, the British government was the first to formally outlaw slavery followed a few years later by the French (the anti-slavery sentiment had been brewing for many decades before the formal passing of laws, and it finally happened formally in the mid-1800s). The Emancipation Proclamation happened afterwards in the US, accompanied by the biggest loss of American people in the Civil War.
whiteknightcat mentioned the push for equality being useless and everything always boiling down to rulers and serfs, which I agree is the natural tendency of human beings, but I also do what I can to fight that both in myself and in whatever ways I can through being as involved as I can with community and more recently, government since it has gotten to a point where people have allowed government to intrude into our private lives to a point that it infringes on natural rights and resources of the middle and lower classes to degrees which are unacceptable (much like how it is depicted in this movie). The modern Revolutionary War is happening in our culture and is far more oppressive than any previous form of slavery.
@@kendallshimabukuro6250 Kudos to you for getting involved. In my location, in my state, we are also fighting the efforts of the state regime as it seeks to impose its will on all aspects of life, nullifying local governance where possible for the benefit of their corporate and religious-oriented donors. My state is run by the oil and gas industry in fact, and with zero limits on donations, the politicians it bought do what they're asked by it. In concert with that, certain individuals whose interests cross both the O&G interests as well as Christofascist ones have funneled millions of dollars into local elections as they seek to place like-minded individuals in city councils and school boards. These efforts are meeting with stiff resistance so now the regime and its allies are using every trick in the book in their efforts to take us over. They have succeeded in directly taking over the largest school district in the state based on the underperformance of a single school, and are now using their uncertified replacement superintendent to upend the entire district, just as he'd done with a previous one.
Not content with trying to overthrow our own school board via elections last year, two Moms for Liberty board members met in secret with the state education agency early this year. They had publicly stated they wished for the state to take over our district, but the TEA could not find any valid justification for doing so, despite the chaos those two sowed in virtually every board meeting. So now the TEA is planning on revising their school ranking methodology to LOWER the rankings of districts across the state, plunging several into the F category. When that happens, the state will then eventually have the excuse to take over even more districts directly, replacing the elected boards with more Christofascist supporters and installing unqualified, uncertified individuals as superintendents in order to remake districts in their own ideologies of moral orthodoxy and nationalistic thought.
We may not be in a "shooting war" right now, at least not yet, but we ARE in an ideological war as intense as the kind that drove our nation asunder in the 1860's, constantly stoked by the combative words of a criminal former national leader who still wields an outsize influence on American thought, and enormously well-funded by billionaires who support this takeover. These are desperate times, and in my state particularly, I fear we are on the losing end, as more and more the state regime has the support of its voters to execute its takeover of our lives, motivated by the words of the aforementioned former national leader. I've already told my daughter she needs to leave this place, and I'll assist her where I can if she so chooses.
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you made a statement that really confused me. i'm not sure if i heard you right. 'it will still take a lot of time before all men could be equal in america, unfortunately. the very late 90s." is that what you said? if so, i'm curious, where you did come up with that date? lastly, what makes you think there's any real equality in any country?
that style of warfare always perplexed me too. just standing in open lines firing at each other? weird. in fact, during the revolutionary war, the americans are credited to be the among the first in history to use guerrilla tactics in warfare. its probably the main reason we "won" the war. thanks for the video. i like your smile.
Even today our children learn to shoot, to hunt at 6 or 7 years old. Back then for sure they knew how to shoot
I’d forgotten the scene where Susan finally speaks to her father, saying Papa don’t go I’ll say anything you want”……makes me tear up every time.
That's my favorite scene too. However, watching it now, 10/27/2023, what saddens me more is knowing that the worst brutality in this movie is being matched, right now as I type this, in Palestine & Ukraine. Sad.
There are two kinds of people in this world. People who cry in that scene and Liars.
The bundling bags were used in the colonies because your closest neighbor could live five miles away and if a young man wanted to call, he would have to spend the night and so they were sewed into the bag to make sure there wasn't any hanky-panky. There was also a bundling board that was placed between them.
Utterly hilarious I love it! 😂🙌
Yes, but as the mother alluded to, they were notoriously easy to work a "hole" into the bag!
Gibson's character is loosely based on South Carolina militia leader Francis Marion, known as the "Swamp Fox". He never actually commanded Continentals, but, was a legendary guerilla leader. Jason Isaacs character is, likewise very loosely, based on British cavalry commander Banastre Tarleton.
This is, like "Braveheart" before it, one of Gibson's anti-British propaganda films. It GREATLY exaggerates the brutality of the British, and, it likewise, exaggerates the heroism of the Americans. Like everything in history, the truth is much hazier, and, much less black & white.
But, and this important to note, the British never burned any churches full of people. That incident was actually taken from WW2 and was committed by the Nazis. Because if you want to make one side of a conflict look really evil, copying the Nazis is a surefire way of doing it.
It's a movie, they're a representation of Gibson's artistic interpretation of a period of history. Whilst both Braveheart and The Patriot are wholly inaccurate, they're great films. If they had've merely adhered to historically-accurate "truths" then chances are you wouldn't even know the names of either movie. They're selling a product and telling a story, all stories are merely opinion.
@@ExUSSailor Absolutely true... but, it IS a fine movie if liberally salted with fiction. Braveheart too, is a wonderful movie if you don't make the mistake of thinking it relates to real history much at all.
@@Wile_E._Wolf Both are good films, and there's nothing wrong with historical fiction. What tends to annoy people who like actual history isn't the films themselves, but the segment of the audience that insists on claiming that they're accurate portrayals of the event, people, and/or time period.
This is America. All our children have borne arms.
I was winning shooting trophies when I was those boys age.
Me as well. Although the prize wasnt a trophy, it was $20. A bar/gunrange my Grandpa brought me to called The Hitching Post. A simple square building it was where the men drank at the bar and then shuffled out the side door to the shooting range. Shotguns. Shooting paper targets mounted on a row of white wooden stakes set in a row. We used buckshot and whoever happened to get a pellet in the bullseye or if failing that then whoever's pellet was closest wins. The whole affair sounds ridiculous now looking back on that memory.😆
@@jonathonfrazier6622well when you're drunk you need all the help with hitting the target you can get lol.
I mean, all of my children were born with arms, you’re correct.
Lol
I loved your reaction to this movie! It's one of my favorites. From the beautiful scenery, the story, and the epic score from John Williams. I think the movie is underrated. I'm so glad you enjoyed the movie (even the sad parts).
It was so much better than I expected!! I was amazed and so happy to have watched it!
The actor who played Cornwallis, Tom Wilkinson, did a magnificent turn playing Benjamin Franklin in the HBO miniseries "John Adams." Worth a look, if not a reaction. Cheers!
Ooh thank you so much for the recommendation!!
John Adams would give you a great introduction to the American Revolution. I think it has 8 or 10 episodes and stays close to history. The Patriot is very much fiction in its story line.
Agreed. The John Adams series is a wonderful show, and a great introduction into American Independence.
@@MovieJoobthat is one of the greatest and most realistic shows made. That show and Rome are perfect HBO series
As the Marquess of Queensberry in Stephen Fry's Oscar Wilde biopic, he made my hair stand on end.
What is amazing is that Heath went from this part to playing the Joker in The Dark Knight
Oh wow!! He was such a brilliant actor!
Pretty underrated movie. Really kinda gives you a glimpse of what life was like way way back then and what people thought
There's a reason it's underrated historically speaking it insults the very history it's meant to portray.
@@samuel10125 how do you mean
@@michellerahe4853 Because it's very inaccurate.
@@davebcf1231 how?
@@TheFioda Basically the entire movie is inaccurate. It's a fun watch, but doesn't have much to do with real history at all. Mostly fictional characters and battles, and even the ones that are based on real people are very far from accurate to who those people really were. The cruelty of the British is highly exaggerated, especially with scenes like the church burning with all the townspeople inside (something that never happened). The thinking of the colonists is highly fictionalized. You have to remember that prior to the war the colonists still considered themselves British so there was very little talk of independence until "Common Sense" became popular. Even after the war started many still hoped to eventually repair the relationship with Britain and remain part of it. The role that African Americans played on both sides of the conflict was minimalized down to a single character. The role the French played was minimized and also represented by a single character, etc. Pretty much all nuance is erased in favor of a simplified "British are pure evil, and Americans are patriotic heroes" narrative.
Solid film, shows the brutality both sides inflicted on each other during that conflict. General Cornwallis was a brilliant man whose own hubris was his undoing.
No it's not British villainy in this extremely over exaggerated and they spite in the face of the reality of slavery in that era the church scene for instance never happened and infact it was a crime committed by the Nazis when the SS rounded up the town people locked them in a church and blew it up yeah they took a Nazi war crime applied it to the British to make them look worse than they really where.
As for Cornwallis the real Cornwallis is nothing like portrayed in this movie. He was Promoted to lieutenant general in North America, he began his service in 1776 under General Sir Henry Clinton with the failed siege of Charleston. He and Clinton then sailed for New York City, where they participated in General William Howe's campaign for New York City. Cornwallis was often given a leading role during this campaign; his division was in the lead at the Battle of Long Island, and he chased the retreating George Washington across New Jersey after the city fell. Howe recognized the successful close of the campaign "much to the honor of his lordship and the officers and soldiers under his command."
General Howe granted Cornwallis leave in December 1776; however, it was cancelled after Washington launched his surprise attack on Trenton on 26 December. Howe ordered Cornwallis to return to New Jersey to deal with Washington. Cornwallis gathered together garrisons scattered across New Jersey and moved them towards Trenton. On 2 January 1777, as he advanced on Trenton, his forces were engaged in extended skirmishing that delayed the army's arrival at Washington's position on the Assunpink Creek until late in the day. Cornwallis was unable to dislodge Washington in the battle that followed.
Cornwallis prepared his troops to continue the assault on Washington's position the next day, but critically failed to send out adequate patrols to monitor the Americans. During the night, Washington's forces slipped around Cornwallis's and attacked the British outpost at Princeton. Washington's success was aided by a deception: he had men maintain blazing campfires and keep up sounds of camp activity during his movement. Cornwallis spent the winter in New York and New Jersey, where the forces under his command were engaged in ongoing skirmishes with the Americans.
Cornwallis continued to serve under Howe on his campaign for control of the rebel capital, Philadelphia. Cornwallis was again often in an advance role, leading the flanking manoeuvre at the Battle of Brandywine, and playing key roles at Germantown and Fort Mercer. With the army in winter quarters in Philadelphia, Cornwallis finally returned home for leave. Upon his return in 1778, Howe had been replaced by Clinton as commander in chief, and Cornwallis was now second in command.
The entry of France into the war prompted the British leaders to redeploy their armed forces for a more global war, and Philadelphia was abandoned. Cornwallis commanded the rearguard during the overland withdrawal to New York City and played an important role in the Battle of Monmouth on 28 June 1778. After a surprise attack on the British rearguard, Cornwallis launched a counter-attack which checked the enemy advance. Even though Clinton praised Cornwallis for his performance at Monmouth, he eventually came to blame him for failing to win the day. In November 1778, Cornwallis once more returned to England to be with his ailing wife Jemima, who died in February 1779. He was involved in multiple campaigns in the Americas he wasn't a bad commander.
As for his surrender hubris had nothing to do with it.
In March 1781, in response to the threat posed by Arnold and Phillips, General Washington dispatched the Marquis de Lafayette to defend Virginia. The young Frenchman had 3,200 men at his command, but British troops under Cornwallis's command totalled 7,200. Lafayette skirmished with Cornwallis, avoiding a decisive battle while gathering reinforcements. It was during this period that Cornwallis and Clinton exchanged a series of letters in which Clinton issued a number of confusing, contradictory, and not entirely forceful orders.
Cornwallis eventually received firm orders from Clinton to choose a position on the Virginia Peninsula-referred to in contemporary letters as the "Williamsburg Neck"-and construct a fortified naval post to shelter ships of the line. In complying with this order, Cornwallis put himself in a position to become trapped in the area of Yorktown. With the arrival of the French fleet under the Comte de Grasse and General Washington's combined French-American army, Cornwallis found himself cut off. After the Royal Navy fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves was defeated by the French at the Battle of the Chesapeake, and the French siege train arrived from Newport, Rhode Island, his position became untenable.
He surrendered after about three weeks' siege to General Washington and the French commander, the Comte de Rochambeau, on 19 October 1781. Cornwallis, apparently not wanting to face Washington, claimed to be ill on the day of the surrender, and sent Brigadier General Charles O'Hara in his place to surrender his sword formally. Washington had his second-in-command, Benjamin Lincoln, accept Cornwallis's sword.
I'm pretty sure the reason he didn't do it himself was because he was embarrassed but overall decent officer.
@@samuel10125this was so unnecessary
@@johnleeka3282 Was it? Because last I checked this movie is a complete piece of fiction that too many take as fact like his comment about Cornwallis I was being condescending or trying to be smart I only imparting knowledge to some that way have gotten something wrong about a historical figure this movie portrays as an idiot.
@@samuel10125 If you believe the English were so gentlemanly and proper during war, you are sorely mistaken.
@damon6126 Where did I say the British forces were squicky clean never did anything wrong again this is my point we didn't create greatest empire in history by being nice about I'm sure there are plenty of historical bad things British forces did in the Americas but there's no need to turn them into NAZI level Saturday morning cartoon villains anyone with a modicum of knowledge knows the conflict was far more grey than people like to think you had those who wanted completely autonomy and then you had those who wanted to remain in the empire but have far more power on how they ran things both sides had fair arguments. Look I didn't post this to have an argument with some random on the Internet I posted it because while it's a good popcorn film as a historical piece it's complete garbage are does a disservice to the real history it's meant to be portraying I mean Mels character is "loosely" Francis Marrian the Swamp Fox a notorious slave owner and we are meant to sympathise with him especially when the film actively goes out of its way to treat the issue of slavery as a minor thing make the British look evil for forcing them to fight when the reality was Britain offered them their freedom and they got it after the war unlike the Americans who reversed their promise because the reality was they only made that offer because it scared the shit out of them when Britain did again both sides abused this to their own advantage but again Britain kept it's promise those same individuals went on to create the colony of Freetown in Sierra-Leone.
I will never be 100% right on anything I say which is fine because I don't mind being proven wrong.
I love this movie! It’s so well done and captures the essence of the times so well
I was wondering what happened in the late 90s that made everyone equal? That seems like an entirely random timeframe and one which is based upon absolutely nothing.
The sad part is we have been going backwards since the late 90s. Hell in some ways we have been going backwards since the 80s. People who comment on "race in America" are usually pretty ignorant on the subject.
I have a 5 year old daughter and I've constantly repeated gun safety information and ethics to her since she was a baby. Never too early, just burn it in to her memory. However she won't actually start shooting until she's 8. By the time she's 12 she'll know to hunt and dress.
“Girl, put your glasses on”. 😂
Fantabulous reaction. I always enjoy coming along with you all day and I would never be bored in the slightest when coming along for the content Jade. In the words of Ron Swanson "history began on July 4th 1776, everything before that was a mistake." Please don't stop being as great as you are and continue making the best content ever
I am an historical reenactor of the American Revolution, and I was proud to be part of the filming of The Patriot. You can catch all 2.1 seconds of me at the end battle scene of the film. There is a lot of history to unpack here in this movie, some factual and a lot of embellishments, and the other third is all Hollywood. But pure entertainment none the less. Glad you enjoyed it.
Love your reactions jade. One of my favorite movies. I watch it at least once a year. The actor who played colonel tavington also played Lucious Mallfoy in Harry Potter. With is probably where you recognize him from
Isaacs is an excellent actor
He also plays a very warm and sympathetic supporting character in Armageddon. It’s a smaller role but it’s really neat to see him as something other than a villain.
@@rivendells_shona he also had a devastating role in the movie called “Mass”. In it, he plays a father who lost his son during a school massacre and his part of the grieving process he and his wife meet with the parents of the boy who murdered his son. I couldn’t believe it was him.
Hi, MJ! So glad you enjoyed this movie, as tearful as it was. As an American, I grew up learning about events like these, but I never really gave them much thought, so it was great watching you see these things for the first time! The best part was your reactions to the little things, like the scenery and clothing .... things that we rarely ever think about when we think of history.
And yes, South Carolina, just like most of the US, is beautiful in the fall! 😍We're in the middle of summer right now, so it'll be here shortly. Speaking of which, do you have the same kinds of trees that we have here? The ones whose leaves change colors in autumn?
I don't know what to say your reaction has me in tears you have such a great heart and manage to see things in your reaction that I had completely missed when I had watched movies in the pass . I can't thank you enough . And if you are the future generation then the world will be in good hands
AWW Saul!! Thank you so much! You are so lovely and I thank you so much for your kind words! 🥹❤️
This movie made me love Jason Isaccs as an actor. He played an incredible Bannister Tartleton. One of my favorite movies.
Hello.
New to your channel.
Awesome reactions.
Appreciate you. 💪
Thank you so much! So glad to have you here and that you enjoyed 😊❤
I love watching you react :D such a great film!
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy!! 😊
Not super historically accurate but the story is fantastic. Thanks to firearms and a savage fighting spirit we have a incredible country worth living in.
You always make watching these films so enjoyable, even when they are tragic. Thank you for sharing your emotions and reactions. You’re amazing!! ❤
Awww this means the utter world to me!! Thank you so so much!
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Hi Jade hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Thank you so much John! Hope you have a wonderful day!! ❤
Love your channel and you are very genuine
Beautiful reaction again Jade ;), keep e'm coming
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed! 😊
Mel Gibson is such an Amazing Actor!
Firing guns into the air is illegal in many places, but was first made illegal in Los Angeles when someone noticed that 24 people had been killed by falling bullets between 1960 and 1969.
Was taught gun safety even as a toddler. Taught to respect them and view them as tools not weapons. How to properly hold them and to always treat them as loaded even if their not. I’ve had a freezer full of meat my entire life. From hunting, trapping, and fishing.
Great movie. Hope everyone is doing good
Hope you’re doing well too!! 😊
Late 90s? I don't know what they teach you over there. 😂😂😂
It's worth noting that straight after what happened on the Martin's farm, there is a short shot of the British officer looking at children with shame.
Jason Isaacs should've won an Oscar for his performance
Bloody incredible! I was hypnotised by his performance!!
What a great reaction. You seem a very sweet and kind person, cruelty really bothers you. It would be I think a better world if more folks were like you.
Awww this is so kind thank you so incredibly much!! 😢❤❤
To answer your question: yes, bullets fired into the sky do come down. And yes, they are deadly. Celebratory gunfire still happens today, usually around holidays, and people are injured and killed every year because of it.
another great reaction....I remember seeing this in theaters...such a great movie
Thank you so much! 🙌
Late 90's? Great reaction to a great movie!
First comment! I love your content, Jade! P.S: You're gorgeous. c;
Thank you so much that is so kind!! 😊🥹
You have a lot of empathy and compassion ❤
Oz should appreciate this movie more than others. You're basically our upside down cousins.
Great reaction like always Joob, this movie portraits the the brutality of war, and when it was release led to increased curiosity about the American Revolutionary War and inspired many viewers to delve deeper into the history behind the film.
I like how the movie highlights the contributions of women during the American Revolution, demonstrating their resilience and bravery in challenging times, and the most controversial scene in this movie is when Tavington corners a group of townspeople - including women and children - who have gathered to pray in church, and orders his men to padlock the doors and burn the church down with them inside it. While there were civilian casualties and buildings burned in the Revolutionary War, but there is no record of anything like this being committed by either side. this movie has been heavily criticized for this scene, both because it misleadingly villainizes the British army and because it cheapens the horror of a similar real-life atrocity. I realy love this movie great performances and the soundtrack is by the legendary john williams. Keep up the good work.
It's a family tradition to watch this movie every 4th of July.
For some reason this movie doesn't get the love it deserves. You definitely have a gift for movies. You live them and usually on point. So happy to have shared this one with us😊
Aww this means so much to me!! Thank you so very much! 🙌
It's so overly filled with American propaganda & historical inaccuracies that people just didn't take to it.
The Character Tavington is based on a real British officer, Bannistre Tarlton. The story of his troops killing surrendered Americans really happened at the Battle of the Waxaws. His troops were called "Green Dragoons" because they wore green jackets instead of the standard British Army scarlet red.
The Dragoons:
1700's uniforms have extra long sleeves and collars. When the sleeve cuffs, collars, and lapels are folded back and buttoned in place they show the coat's lining. These are called "facings". Different units have different colored lining and facings: e.g. red, white, blue, green, yellow, etc. The British infantry regiments in the movie have blue facings, but the Dragoons have green facings, so it is easier to tell who are the extra-bad guys without confusing the audience by giving them green jackets..
Similarly, some of the American Continental Regulars have red facings, while others are shown with white facings.
The French Army generally used blue jackets, but the elite Light Infantry used white, shown here with light blue facings.
In the 1600's and earlier, British "Dragoons" were heavy cavalry. By the time of the American Revolution, they were Mounted Infantry. That means that they rode horses for mobility, but unlike normal cavalry they dismounted to fight on foot as infantry. There were still Heavy Cavalry in the British Army (just not in North America) all the way up until the Crimean War in 1854, but they were just called "Heavy Horse" (as in the "Heavy Brigade" and the "Light Brigade" of Tennison's poem at Balaclava). The French equivalent were called Cuirassiers (a "cuirass" is a full torso, wrap-around armor), and wore torso armor and helmets thick enough to be bulletproof against the muskets of the time.
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Woah thank you so much for this context and information!! I truly appreciate it that is so fascinating!
If you want to learn more about the American Revolution the Oversimplified channel has a great 2-part series on the subject that touches on the war in the South along the Santee
The "Papa" scene gets me every time.
Great movie choice and fantastic reaction!
Thank you so much!! 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed!
This character in the movie was based in a real person, Francis Marion also known as the Swamp Fox. Many consider him the grandfather of American guerrilla warfare. Long live Freedom!
Oh a Heath Ledger movie I haven't seen.. got to check it out. Love watching your reaction movies, you seem so genuine compared to other youtubers...
Thank you so much!! That is so kind! And yes omg Heath is bloody amazing, it's a pleasure to watch him act!
I am actually proud to say that I'm a man that cries at movies and this was certainly one of them the others would be the green mile saving private Ryan the last samurai and the movie ghost by Patrick swayze 😢😢😢
You have a gentle heart - that’s good.
Aww thank you very much!
If you want to see Mel Gibson in his very early days, I'd suggest the cult classic Mad Max, produced in 1979. This was an extremely low budget film, but the reception was amazing and hugely profitable. It launched Mel Gibson to stardom, initiated the Mad Max film franchise, and remains a must see film to this day. The colorful characters and customized vehicles are unforgettable.
MAD MAX 2 would be released in 1981.
A year later Gibson would co-star with Sigourney Weaver in THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, also worthy of a watch.
@@Blue-qr7qe Greetings from the Humungus, the Lord Humungus, the Warrior of the Wasteland ... the Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!
The evil English soldier, Colonel Tavington, is played by Jason Isaacs who played Draco’s dad, Lucious Malloy in the Harry Potter films.
Wonderful reaction.
Thank you so much!!
Great reaction Sweetheart, just a note, in the eyes of any true patriot, All men are equal.
The media in this country would have us believe differently..
Thank you so much and hell yeah Doug!! ❤️❤️❤️
At the time, most battles were fought by lining soldiers up in rows and firing at each other. In the latter half of the war, some american groups switched to more Guerilla tactics. Firing from cover, and then falling back and hiding. Though many of the battles were still fought in rows, this tactic drew out the war and wore down the British. These guerilla tactics came from fighting native americans in previous conflicts.
Another factor was some of the american soldiers used Pennsylvania Longrifles, which were far more accurate than the commonly used musket. This allowed them to take accurate and deadly shots from cover.
As for your comment about the cold, the cold did kill numerous soldiers (mostly in the northern states, as winters aren't as harsh in states like South Carolina). One of the more famous stories was that George Washington's army camped at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania over the winter. A few thousand men died from cold, starvation and disease. (the actual number varies from 2000-3000 depending on article, most suggest it was approx 1 out of 6 men camped there died).
I’ve always loved the little aside that Mel Gibson’s character is obsessed with trying to make Windsor chairs. They’re made as light as possible, and the weight of the sitter is carefully supported by the slim sticks. It’s all a balancing act.
This movie makes my cry everytime i swear.
I don't blame you!! 😢😭
Colonel William Tavington was played by Jason Issacs. He also played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter Films.
He’s a bloody brilliant actor!!
@@MovieJoob He also played Captain Waggoner in Fury which you saw, and also one of the American officers in Black Hawk Down, a small role in Armageddon and the main villain in the movie Soldier which I enjoyed.
this movie makes me cry every watch. great movie great acting.
Honored to have you with us... Honored
Gets me. Everytime
Wonderful heartfelt reaction.
Bullets do come back down. Of course where they land is determined by what angle the gun was pointed. Unfortunately on occasion, a bullet strikes someone and hurts or kills them. I remember when a little girl was killed in the city where I'm from from a falling bullet a few years ago.
Thank you so very much! And yes gosh it seems so dangerous! And aww that poor girl I'm so sorry to hear!
One of my favorite movies!!
It's worth noting that in the British army of the 18th Century, discipline and order were EVERYTHING. The British army of that era would NEVER have tolerated a loose cannon like Tavington in the ranks. In reality, the moment he did any of the things he does in the film, he'd have been court-martialed and thrown out of the army so fast he wouldn't have known what hit him.
Not only did Cornwallis disgracefully hide in shame from surrendering his Army, but his Second in Command Charles O'Hara dishonored the Americans by approaching the Comte de Rochambeau of the French forces with Cornwallis' sword. Rochambeau manfully indicated George Washington should receive this honor. But since he had given only his Second in Command to surrender, Washington as the American Commanding General also refused to receive it, indicating to his own Second in Command, Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln had been humiliated by Sir Henry Clinton at Charlestown when he surrendered, refusing to allow the American prisoners to play their fifes and drums or fly their standards as they marched out.
Lincoln accepted the sword and handed it back.
I’ve heard that Heath was close to moving back to Australia, tired of being cast in a heartthrob role without much substance… until he was cast in this film.
Great movie great acting based on a patriot called "Swamp Fox", Frances Marion enjoy.
Also a notorious slave owner who was so brutal his slaves ran away to join the British.
Until the very late 90's?
Where did you get that from? The Civil Rights Act was passed in the 60's.
This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I wore the DVD out. I kicked off a lifelong interest in that period of history
That is so awesome!! I love history too but I've always been more into ancient history rather than modern! But I've been getting way more into modern history with the films I've been watching lately!
4:06 ..you don't HAVE to put a bullet/ball in a flintlock muzzleloader...black powder's enough to go 'BANG'.
The director is Roland Emmerich who also directed Independence Day, which if you haven’t seen it is well worth the watch.
The actor with the brilliant facial acting played some guy called Malfoy in those kid wizard movies
Hahaha I didn’t put that together but I recognised his face! He is an amazing actor!!
Thank you for doing this amazing movie. You are by far one of the best reactors there is. Do you think you’d ever consider reacting to the Gotham tv series or the Red Vs Blue web series? I really love both and while they definitely have their problems, they’re a very enjoyable experience
Mel gibsons character was based on a real person francis marion aka the swamp fox. The bad guy was based on bannister tarrelton a British officer who more brutal than.most british soldiers they called him bannister the bloody. Thry both survived the war
It isn't unnatural for a child to have a gun but to kill a man. Our children are taught properly and to respect using it the right way. The movie had quite a few liberties(no pun intended) taken but it is a great movie. Great reaction and keep em coming!
That's true! I guess I would have the same reaction to a child holding a dagger or as you mentioned taking a mans life with even just a knife - that's what feels wrong! And thank you so much I am so glad you enjoyed!!
"Where do the bullets go, do they not come back down"
They do, in fact, come back down and its one of the reasons some of Mexico's beaches can be so dangerous as stray bullets from the favelas have killed people down on the beaches below as they came back down.
How do we survive? Humans are INCREDIBLY hardy. Like in the animal kingdom we are basically unstoppable gods - a horse breaks its leg and its over, a human on the other hand can live a full life after complete traumatic dismemberment of every limb or quadriplegia. We use to hunt using pursuit predation - a cheetah can outrun us with ease but it will tire, we may be slow but we can run for days, weeks even, and we just show up. Imagine how terrifying that is you sprint into the distance leaving your predator in the dust and then a day later they just show back up and so you run again and they keep showing back up until one day you just die and then they eat you (I highly recommend the movie It Follows which is a horror movie based on this concept). Humans are fascinatingly tough as fucking nails whilst also being as fragile as spun glass. To quote another movie - "Apes together strong".
One of the things about this movie that I love is it didnt shy away from the savage brutality of war back then. Its hard to watch Mel Gibson in this he is so much like my Dad who I lost recently and it just hurts because I know how he's feeling.
Educational Info: During this time, the weapons by regular main line soldiers were VERY inaccurate. That is why they would line up like that. Firing on mass to increase the chances you hit the something. In fact the men in many instances weren't aiming at a specific person as a target so much as the the general direction of the enemy column.
The inaccuracy was due to the design of the weapons being smooth bore muskets, basically imagine a smooth pipe as a barrel. These weapons were much easier and cheaper to produce enmass for armies.
While the American main armies used the same weaponry and tactics for the most part (i.e. the Samuel Gates battle that is critiqued in the movie) when fighting army vs army, were we definitely differed was with our used of hit and run tactics/gorilla warfare. The weapons used with these groups were many if the hunting "rifles" used on the American frontiers. "Rifles" are different then smooth bore muskets because they had 'rifling' in the barrels. Rifling is a single or series of spiraling groove down the interior length of the barrel or the firearm. This will cause the bullet to spin very fast when fired, gyroscopically stabilizing the bullet and there by increasing accuracy tremendously.
But the reason armies of the time didn't equip all there men with these weapons was the EXTREME complexity and craftsmanship it took to make a rifle. As well as the very, very, very slow reloading speed. These factors made it impractical for main army battles, though most men with rifles were tasked as sharpshooters (snipers) during large battles to pick off officers and other VIP's and do skirmishing tactics (fire and run away).
Rifles were very very good for the skirmish/gorilla style of fights we did during the revolutionary war. What's kind of funny is that we definitely learned many of these tactics fighting WITH the British several years earlier in the "French and Indian War" (or The Sevens Years War), just to use it against them to great effect.
your crying is beautiful and the emotions were felt. ty...but I gotta go someone is contunually shooting outside my base
This movie was directed by the great Roland Emmerich who has directed many great summer blockbusters.
I grew up in Vermont, which has the distinction of being the first Republic within the United States, but also the first to be admitted into the Union after the original 13 colonies in 1791. "First Republic, Fourteenth Star", as they say. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys are a point of state pride, fighting in the Revolution and taking Fort Ticonderoga in New York, on the coast of Lake Champlain. Of all the states, Vermont is probably the one closest to the original colonial aesthetic today, with white steeple churches all over, red brick and corniced buildings along main streets, and small towns galore where everyone knows everyone else.
As for the cold, well, if you live there a while you get used to it. Anything above 0F (-17C) is t-shirt and shorts weather where I'm from :P It's common to see folks wearing that while skiing at Killington or Suicide Six. Back in the 80's when I was a kid, parents would have their kids taught survival skills, I know how to hunt/fish, build a shelter with nothing but a hatchet or jackknife, how to build a fire, orienteering, etc.
Back then, bullets came in two parts: the bullet itself, and the powder. You can load a gun with just powder and fire it without fear of the bullet/slug hitting anyone. Today, these would be called "blanks".
Ahh good!! Phew!
The Extended Cut fleshes things out better I feel, especially with showing the passage of time
The reason that both sides line up is so that the balls actually hit a target. Muskets during this time were very unreliable at extreme distances (no rifling to steady the bullet from the barrel). Having soldiers grouped up meant that your shot would more likely hit the man across from you.
When you asked where to the bullets go? They are like celebration shots that are just gun powder. No ammo in the chamber.
Ohhh thank goodness! 🙌
Thomas' pewter soldiers:
The soldiers were already painted; as British Army Regulars with red coats and white pants. Thomas is repainting them as American Continental Army Regulars with blue coats and white pants.
Great reaction! If you want to see a really solid suspense/action/thriller with Mel Gibson, you should definitely put "Edge of Darkness" on your short list. It's aptly directed by Martin Campbell who did "The Mask of Zorro" with Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins and a few James Bond films.
Jason Isaacs is such a nice man, and plays SUCH a fantastic villain.
A KING. He is so talented holy cow!
It seems strange to us today with modern weapons to see infantry fight like they did 200+ years ago. But the limitations of the weapons are what dictated the battle tactics. The musket was a smooth bore long gun, meaning it did not have a rifled barrel, the spiral groves machined into the barrel that would impart a spin on the bullet. They also fired a round projectile. These two factors alone made the musket a very inaccurate weapon with a limited range. To compensate for the inaccuracy, the idea was to create a firing line with your infantry, getting them as close together as possible, and have them fire a "volley" at once. That would increase the likelihood of your side hitting the enemy and creating "holes" in the enemies firing line, which would in turn make it harder for them to shoot back and create holes in your line.
4:53 The main material used to make clothing around that time was wool, especially for winter clothes. Wool is a very resilient material. It will retain body heat, even if it gets wet. It's not fair to assume that just because people weren't as technologically advanced in 1776, that they were wearing "poor clothing".
Also, the British weren't taking cities. They already had them. We were trying to take them, and eventually we did.
That "Papa don't go" moment is a real heartbreaker 💔 😢
10000%!! 💔
my great great great granfather... was there.
If it's not standard viewing for Australians, you might be interested in one of Mel Gibson's earlier movies, Gallipoli, about Australian soldiers in the British invasion of Turkey during WWI.
That's how you get and keep a free nation. Gotta fight for it.
Infantry lining up to fight……called Linear or even Nepolianic tactics. To Mass your fire with soldiers using smooth bore muskets, they massed the men into lines of battle. It is also necessary for command and control, as well as movement of the soldiers. Tactics used worldwide, through at least, the US civil war.
This was THE pivotal war in American history, the War of Independence (also called the Revolutionary War). Great Britain had many enemies during this time and countries like France, Spain, Holland and others sent aid to America in her fight against the Crown. France was probably the biggest supporter but they did not openly make it official until after the battle of Saratoga, some years into the conflict. Britain would try again in 1812 but again were unsuccessful.
The final battle is supposed to be the Battle of Cowpens. One thing seldom mentioned is that a good 40-50% of the British troops were American loyalists Regiments. ( the Green Dragoons, British Legion ) . The American Revolution had a lot of Americans fighting each other, especially in the South.
Surely you should re-phrase 'Americans' fighting each other to British colonists fighting each other...
@theaveragecube_ No. Most were born in the Americas. Some third and fourth generations.
Col. Tavington (the evil Brit) was played by Jason Isaacs, a.k.a. Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter.
An absolutely brilliant actor!! I didn't even recognise him as Lucius!!
Always thought this should be called "The Avenger." While the material culture and the "bundling" scene are spot on, the atrocity of burning civilians in a church never happened, and was more based on a Nazi atrocity in 1944 in France (Oradour sur Glane). There were atrocities like using rotting, disease-ridden, sailing ships as prisons in the larger cities like New York. And Tavington, based on a fairly cruel man Lord Tarleton. He did kill some prisoners of war. But slaves were actually offered their freedom by the British Army.
As far as your question about the French and British, most colonists saw themselves as British. This changed after the French signed an alliance in early 1778. The war started in April 1775 and lasted until 1781. The British finally gave in when a significant part of the British Army were surrounded by the American-French alliance and the French Navy. Cornwallis did avoid the surrender ceremony, but he did have a successful career after the war.
The Mel Gibson character is mostly based on Francis Marion, who would raid the British Army from a secret base in a swamp, thus his nickname "The Swamp Fox." However, he was not avenging his murdered children.