The Patriot

How accurate is the movie the Patriot? The goal of any movie is to entertain the audience to draw more and more people to increase profits. In order to make the most of any movie, the director may enhance scenes and bend facts. In the case of The Patriot, there are scenes that are accurate. However many parts of the movie were "enhanced." For example in order to save the son Gabriel from the British and possible execution, The Patriot uses two of his sons to help him ambush the British and free his son. The movies shows these young boys having the ability to use a musket, which in reality would be too heavy for them to handle. In another part of the movie, there was a battle between the regulars and the American army. The type of cannon used was totally wrong. They were using 32 pound cannons, which were not used in battle because they were too heavy. These are both examples of how a director stretches the truth in order to make a more interesting movie(Anonymous).

Anonymous. "Compare the movie The Patriot with Historical Reality." May 2009. docshare.com. 3 January 2011 .