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Re: movie: The Patriot
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Mon, 3 Jul 2000 12:33:13 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> First off, excellent film. If you haven't seen I recomend you do so.
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > Hi all,
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> > I saw The Patriot last night with Mel Gibson. (Actually, I wasn't with him, • he
> > was just on screen.)
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> > Martin's transformation from peacenik to bloodthirsty crazed warrior seems • like
> > a bit of a stretch. If they were going to portray him as such, why go to • such
> > great effort to show him as peaceful in the beginning?
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> This was explained in the film. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War
> and went "Bloodthirsty." He didn't want to go back to that in the begining • but
> realized it was neccesary later.
I understood how the movie "explained" it. I just didn't think it felt right.
It was pretty melodramatic.
> > The church scene did not, however, do it for me.
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> I belive that historically that is what happened in that town. I remember
> seeing a special on Public Broadcast that had many primary sources read aloud.
> I seem to recall a letter about the british burnt a church. I could be
> mistaken but I don't think I am.
I believe it was a repeated strategy used on multiple continents and I think
the first that I know of it being done is during the crusades against the holy
land where the English would burn mosques (or whatever) full of patrons.
But I think it was one of the scenes that was supposed to be a tear jerker and
it just didn't work. For me.
Chris
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| (...) War (...) Ah I see. (...) aloud. (...) Oh. It didn't work as a tear jerker for me either. Now the little girl not wanting "papa" to go, did work as a gut wrencher for me. -Lord Insanity (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| First off, excellent film. If you haven't seen I recomend you do so. (...) he (...) on (...) like (...) This was explained in the film. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War and went "Bloodthirsty." He didn't want to go back to that in the (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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