The Patriot Movie The Patriot movie has been a great movie. All the scenes were incredible and others were devastating. Having to watch this history movie has become one of my favorite movies with the scenes that I have chosen. My first scene I chose was actually a very sad part of the movie. It was when Benjamins 2nd oldest son was shot by one of the British cruel leaders. He was killed because he was trying to free his oldest son Gabriel and was shot instead. After that‚ Benjamin became upset
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The “Patriot” takes place in South Carolina in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. It is a story about a widowed father of seven‚ named Benjamin Martin. Benjamin was involved in the French and Indian War before marrying and starting a family. He is reluctant to join the conflict as he remembers too well his own experience in the earlier French and Indian War. After his wife passed away he does everything to keep his family together and away from war. He is a patriot who wants no part in a war with
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The patriot Part 1: Introduction Because I know I’m not writing this essay for someone who hasn’t seen the movie‚ I’m not going to describe every single second in this summary‚ just the most important parts. The movie is about the historical event: the American Revolutionary War. The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ whom I like to call Martin rather than Benjamin and so I will‚ has fought in the French – Indian war‚ also known as the Seven Years’ war or the War of
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The movie “The Patriot” was first released back in the year 2000 on June 27th. There are four different production companies that produced The Patriot and they are Columbia Pictures‚ Centropolis Entertainment‚ Mutual Film Company‚ and Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG. This movie stared Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin‚ Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin‚ Joely Richardson as Charlotte Selton‚ Jason Isaacs as Col. William Tavington‚ Chris Cooper as Col. Harry Burwell‚ Tchéky Karyo
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APUSH The Patriot (2000) Action/War Roland Emmerich Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Joely Richardson Academy Awards‚ USA 2001 Nominated Oscar Best Cinematography Caleb Deschanel Best Music‚ Original Score John Williams The British have been taken by surprise by the American colonists’ rebellion in 1775‚ which started the American Revolution‚ but the rebels suffered a major defeat at New York City in September 1776. The rebel army reformed and continued to fight. The surrender of a British army
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The Patriot In theaters on June 30‚ 2000. Directed by: Roland Emmerich Written by: Robert Rodat Main Characters in the movie: Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin‚ Heath Ledgar as Gabriel Martin‚ Tom Wilkinson as Lord General Cornwallis‚ & Jason Issac as Colonel William Tavington The film is rated R for strong war violence. Summary: It is 1776 when the Revolutionary War began between the American Colonists and the British soldiers.The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ is a veteran of the
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Patriot Cultural Assignment "The Patriot" is an excellent movie. It may very well be one of the most exciting and moving war-drama movies of all time. There are very few films today that even come close to touching upon the American Revolution‚ which is why "The Patriot" is of such importance. Nonetheless‚ during the film the actual American Revolution takes a back seat and allows the center of the story to revolve around Benjamin Martin (played by Mel Gibson) and his South
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prayers are said before battle. Benjamin truly seems vexed by his past. "I have long feared that my sins will come to visit me and that the costs will be more than I can bear‚" he says at the beginning of the movie‚ as he’s seen packing away his instruments of war. Later in the movie‚ he says‚ "Not a day goes by that I don’t ask God’s forgiveness for what I’ve done." On a mystical note‚ two of the younger Martin children point to the North Star and comment that it is their dead mother. "She looks
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The movie The Patriot is set in the time period of the late 18th century‚ the time period of the American Revolution. Mel Gibson plays the character Benjamin Martin‚ a farmer‚ and widower of seven children. In the film a British officer murders a son of Benjamin‚ at which time he gather a small army of farmers and Indians and leads them into battle with the British. The film does a good job and portraying the effects of the time period and events that take place. In some scenes the battles are
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Brief Plot Summary: Benjamin Martin‚ who was a French and Indian war hero‚ is a patriot who does not want to fight in the war against Britain. He has seven children and is raising them alone because his wife died. The family lives in South Carolina and owns working slaves. Two of his sons‚ Gabriel and Thomas‚ are nothing like their father. They are eager to fight battles as soon as possible. Gabriel enlists in the army and‚ when South Carolina goes to war with Britain‚ he is involved. Colonel Tavington
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