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characterisation Review of The PatriotI. Title- The PatriotProduction Date- June twenty-eighth 2000Major Characters- Benjamin Martin Mel Gibson Gabriel Martin Heath LedgerCharlotte Selton Joely RichardsonJohnny Issacs William TavingtonLisa Brenner Anne HowardCharles Cornwallis Tom WilkinsonII. Movie Summary The Patriot takes place during the Revolutionary War. Its 1776 and intense bit is passage on in the north, while in the south the hoi polloi are scrambling to recruit anyone who was willing to fight against the British. The main character, Benjamin Martin, is a veteran of the French and Indian war who wants independence from Britain, but is not willing to risk the safety of his already motherless children by going to war. His son Gabriel however, has a different view of the war, and enlists in the Continental the States without the consent of his father. Soon Benjamin is guided into action whether he valued to be or not. When helping out hurt and wounded soldiers f rom more or less(prenominal) sides at his home he is viewed as a traitor, and Gabriel is ordered to be hanged. Benjamins son Thomas tries to help Gabriel, but is ginger snap and killed by the evil and nasty Colonel William Tavington, who also orders the Martins house to be burned to the ground. This understandably pushes Benjamin over the edge. He and his two younger sons then by themselves gun down over 20 redcoats and have Gabriel. Benjamins quick shooting and stealthful movements earn him the nickname of The Ghost. He then leaves his children with their aunt Charlotte, and forms a small militia group entire of locals to help in the fight against the British and for personal revenge. Martins militia accounts for many redcoat deaths and cause a lot of trouble for the British. Col. Tavington however, results to his brutal tactics against the families and loved ones of the soldiers in Martins militia. Tavington is responsible for the deaths of Gabriels, wife, most of the citi zens of their SC town, and later Gabriel himself as well. Martins army however overcomes much adversity, and plays a large part in the Continental effort. They later join up with the main Continental Army, and along with the long awaited arrival of the French, force Cornwallis and the British to surrender at Yorktown. Benjamin also gets his revenge by killing Tavington in the battle. This spells victory for the Americans and p... ...eeing this it gave us a look at what it might have been like if we lived during the war. I also disliked some things in the movie. I didnt like how they put the British in a bad light regarding their involvement in the killing of unsophisticated civilians. The brutal acts that were carried out in the movie by the redcoats could not be proven true. The movie also could have included information some(predicate) other militia groups and the Continental Army as a whole. I also think that this movie was very one-sided. It was definitely pro-American, and against the British. This makes sense because it is an American movie, but I think it serves an injustice to some of the innocent British soldiers. Mainly Hollywood didnt really care much about the historical accuracy, but they wanted to make an exciting movie that would divvy up tickets, and they did that in The Patriot.VIBibliographyDanzer, Gerald A., et al. The Americans. Boston McDougal Littell, 1998. 108-117. Nash, Bruce. The Numbers. 1997. 13 Feb. 2005 . The American Revoulution Home Page. 1998. 14 Feb. 2005 . The Patriot. Dir. Roland Emmerich. Perf. Mel Gibson,Heath Ledger,and Johnny Issacs. DVD. Columbia Tristar , 2000.