the essay
Title: The Patriot Year: 2000 History Period: American Revolution Main Characters:
Benjamin Martin – Mel Gibson
Gabriel Martin – Health Ledger
Col. William Tavington – Jason Isaacs
Charlotte selton – Logan lerman
Summary:
The American Revolution was a big part of the American history. The movie, The Patriot, was the impact of the American Revolutionary war on one family is examined in this film chock-full of battle re-enactments and excellent period scenery. The movie lets us examine closely at South Carolina militia group composed of American misfits. They are led by a reluctant warrior named Benjamin Martin, a seasoned veteran of the earlier French and Indian War. He still regrets his participation in his uncontrolled savagery that occurred back then. Benjamin Martin turns out to be an exceptional warrior; when he retaliates for the murder of his young son by a British Colonial William Tavington. Tavington believes in war without limits and will kill any American, regardless of age, when it suits his purpose. In the movie, The Patriot, it shows us warfare, 1700’s style. When neat columns of men stood face to face and blasted away at each other with hand held canons called muskets. If when they couldn’t get a shot off, they hacked away at each other with swords and bayonets for good measure. Americans quickly discovered that face to face compact with the most powerful army in the world. Fighting in an open field was not a good idea at all. They resorted to quick hit and run attacks by home-grown bands of militiamen who knew every nook and cranny of the land were fighting on, which of course was their own. They were quite effective at harassing the British and evening sending them on exhausting wild goose chases. When we read about the American Revolution in history class; it says that the American fought hard and brave with British. In the movie, The Patriot, it shows us an excellent first hand view of the Americans fighting with
Benjamin Martin – Mel Gibson
Gabriel Martin – Health Ledger
Col. William Tavington – Jason Isaacs
Charlotte selton – Logan lerman
Summary:
The American Revolution was a big part of the American history. The movie, The Patriot, was the impact of the American Revolutionary war on one family is examined in this film chock-full of battle re-enactments and excellent period scenery. The movie lets us examine closely at South Carolina militia group composed of American misfits. They are led by a reluctant warrior named Benjamin Martin, a seasoned veteran of the earlier French and Indian War. He still regrets his participation in his uncontrolled savagery that occurred back then. Benjamin Martin turns out to be an exceptional warrior; when he retaliates for the murder of his young son by a British Colonial William Tavington. Tavington believes in war without limits and will kill any American, regardless of age, when it suits his purpose. In the movie, The Patriot, it shows us warfare, 1700’s style. When neat columns of men stood face to face and blasted away at each other with hand held canons called muskets. If when they couldn’t get a shot off, they hacked away at each other with swords and bayonets for good measure. Americans quickly discovered that face to face compact with the most powerful army in the world. Fighting in an open field was not a good idea at all. They resorted to quick hit and run attacks by home-grown bands of militiamen who knew every nook and cranny of the land were fighting on, which of course was their own. They were quite effective at harassing the British and evening sending them on exhausting wild goose chases. When we read about the American Revolution in history class; it says that the American fought hard and brave with British. In the movie, The Patriot, it shows us an excellent first hand view of the Americans fighting with