Movies like the patriot if you like the patriot you are looking for uplifting, rough and captivating movies about with revolution, vengeance, battles, rebellion, american revolution, human spirit and freedom themes of action, drama and history genre shot in usa or germany. Berg has taken a stellar group of alisters and make them work as a team, mirroring on the subliminal level the theme of the movie, which is both positive, and hopeful, and suggests that if we all work together, we can accomplish pretty much anything. It is the indirect sequel to without remorse, and is chronologically the first book featuring jack ryan, the main character in most of clancys novels. The shows strength was an underlying subtlety and complexity, sensitivity even. The clothes in this movie are accurate for the time period. The patriot 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by peter berg and written by berg, matt cook, and joshua zetumer, the film is based on the book boston strong by casey sherman and dave wedge. Gabriel martin son of benjamin, patriot cause, kiled by tavington. The first season was smart and subtle with layers of meaning and humor. The patriot is a movie that seems to have been made as historically correct as possible while adding a personal and emotional side behind it. The patriot characters cast list of characters from the. Benjamin is a man who has been through war before with the french and. Weve exchanged this for bits rejected from adam sandler movies, i guess.
Mel gibson as benjamin martin a veteran of the french and indian war. Patriot is dark, quirky, and often funny and although its risks dont always pay off, the series is still savvy and inspired enough to watch. The movie the patriot is set in the time period of the late 18th century, the time period of the american revolution. The patriot 2000 cast and crew mel gibson portrays benjamin martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the american revolution when the british threaten to take his farm away from him. It is rousing and entertaining, and you get your moneys worth, but there isnt an idea in it that will stand up to thoughtful scrutiny. Compare the movie the patriot with historical reality.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The actors make this watchable and are the best part of the movie. Benjamin martin is based on a combination of real historical figures. The historical events in the film were very accurate, but they were not named. Joely richardson as charlotte selton benjamins sisterinlaw and later wife. Gibsons character in the patriot was influenced by a few famous figures. Benjamin martins character is loosely based on the legend of south. She is there to hide the fire hydrant on the street underneath her dress. Would the actors have said anything comprehensible or would they instead have performed racist mockery of the language. Movie analysis of the movie the patriot 853 words 4 pages.
Marion was originally the lead character in the script, but because of controversy and to allow for more dramatic storytelling more fiction, martin was introduced. Patriot club rowdy uncredited nicholas page hayman. The filmmakers readily admit that the movie is a dramatic tale. These characters from the patriot are ordered by their significance to the film, so main characters are featured at the top while minor characters and cameos are further down on the list. The popular film the patriot is loosely based on the exploits of several real life historical figures including a british officer, lt. Patriot cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The series stars michael dorman, kurtwood smith, michael chernus, kathleen munroe, aliette opheim, chris conrad, terry oquinn, and debra winger. Politically, socially, and culturally, the patriot attempts to give a sense of the scope of aspects involved in the american revolution.
The movie the patriot was based on many actual events. Skye mccole bartusiak, who played the youngest daughter of mel gibsons character in the 2000 film the patriot, died on saturday at her home in houston, reports cnn. The movie was conceived as being based on the wartime exploits of francis marion, the swamp fox, but in order for the filmmakers to dramatize some events as well as distance themselves from any controversial aspects, a composite character was used instead. 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 patriot 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The filmmakers chose to distance their main character benjamin martin from the issue of slavery and gave him black employees, rather than slaves on his farm. Benjamin is a man who has been through war before with the french and indian war and has a large family to care for now. Loosely adapted from the true story of francis marion and filmed on location in south carolina, the patriot was the first feature film made with the.
In the movie, the patriot, the setting took place during the revolutionary war, or the american revolution, in south carolina during the late 1770s. His early war experience was mostly destroying native american homes, burning their crops and generally starving th. With michael dorman, kurtwood smith, michael chernus, kathleen munroe. Joely richardson and jason isaacs also starred in the movie event horizon 1997.
As a result, benjamin martin, the ghost, became the lead character. The patriot was the first feature film made with the cooperation of the. If you want to start a characters thepatriot page, just click the edit button above. Mel gibson as captaincolonel benjamin martin a veteran of the french and indian war, the hero of the fictional fort wilderness. Thesis actual weaponry used muskets pistols cannons the patriot, directed by roland emmerich, gives its viewers an insightful glimpse into the disheartening and oppressed lives of singlefather benjamin martin and his children. Principal among the movie s gross inaccuracies is the portrayal of british soldiers as evil, bloodthirsty sadists. The patriot is a fable arguing the futility of pacifism, set against the backdrop of the revolutionary war.
Patriot games is a thriller novel, written by tom clancy and published in july 1987. Now the characters for instance the new policemen on the case are cardboard cartoon. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The persecution of martin by cornwallis army was real and based on francis marion. As the movie begins in 1776, susan is a quiet little four year old pictured on the right as portrayed by a local extras daughter. An exsoldier himself, martin consistently dismisses. Lisa brenner as anne howard gabriels childhood friend and. At the beginning of the movie when benjamin is taking the children to aunt charlottes house in charleston, there is a woman on the street that does not move, and wearing a big hoop dress. Farmer benjamin martin mel gibson was born and raised in south carolina.
Directed by 5 writing credits 9 cast 199 produced by 30 music by. Shakespeare gives directions for some characters to speak welsh in henry iv part 1. The british are seen as gentlemanly fops or sadistic monsters, and the americans come in two. Francis marion was known as the swamp fox and he helped. While benjamin is recruiting old indian fighters, his owner volunteers occam to. Moving on to the main point, to prove it wrong that not every history movie is truly a part of the real history, i watched the movie called the patriot and in this paper i will compare the story of the patriot with real history to figure out if the movie contains a true story of history or is just a filled with fiction. Patriot is an american comedydrama web television series created by steven conrad which premiered on november 5, 2015, on prime video, with the remaining episodes of the first season being released on february 23, 2017. Lisa brenner in the patriot 2000 mel gibson and joely richardson in the patriot 2000 see all 222 photos.
The patriot movies filmed in south carolina sciway. Patriot is many things dark comedy, melancholic drama, dreamy folk travelogue and wry satire about the ways our government stumbles and covers up one mess after another. The rest of the cast are also good, though some characters just appear in the movie at random whenever the movie wants them too. Mel gibson plays the character benjamin martin, a farmer, and widower of seven children. Your guide to the patriot shot in sc with locations and. Who are the main characters in the patriot and what are their roles in the story.
Follows the complicated life of intelligence officer john tavner, whose latest assignment to prevent iran from going nuclear requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous nonofficial cover. The patriot is a movie directed by roland emmerich. Benjamin martin is the central character of the film since the film focuses on the martin family, of which benjamin is the patriarch. Gabriel martin because his actions strongly affect the protagonist in this movie. Mel gibson, heath ledger, joely richardson, jason isaacs, chris cooper. List of the patriot characters, including pictures when available.
The four battles depicted in this movie were taken from five original battles that really happened. Heath ledger as gabriel martin benjamins eldest child, and the husband of anne howard. Benjamin martin is a composite character made up of thomas sumter, daniel morgan, andrew pickens, and francis marion all whom were real people. Ignoring the historical accuracies or lack thereof and btw, braveheart was not 100% accurate either, though the main characters, wallace, robert the bruce, king edward, did all exist, but again, i dont seem to recall people complaining so loudly about that i found mels character to be believable and well portrayed. She still has not spoken, which is probably the result of losing her mother while susan was still a baby. Patriots day is a 2016 american crime drama film about the boston marathon bombings and the subsequent terrorist manhunt. The movie glosses over the reality and portrays the character as a hero when he was much less of one. The patriot is a similar film made during the modern day time about a time period in which none of the experienced the real revolution. Its an awesome movie buried underneath a bad one, which results in a mix of good and bad. Above all, this is a truly original series that succeeds through its combination of great writing, unexpected character dynamics, gorgeous shot composition and. Thomas sumter, andrew pickens, and daniel morgan but it would appear the character is mostly based on francis marion nicknamed the swamp fox, a continental army officer whose hitandrun guerilla tactics in the south carolina backwoods wreaked havoc on british supply convoys. Peaceful farmer benjamin martin is driven to lead the colonial militia during the. Some of the characters in the movie were based on actual people but just had a different name.
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