The Legend is more important than the facts

Rating: Null/10 (11 April 2001)

This movie is very dear to me. So what if it's historically inaccurate? So what if it's embellished? The point of this movie was to entertain and to tell the story of a legend, not to give a history report. I don't go to the movies to be lectured to (I already get enough of that at college). I go to be entertained -- I go to be told a story -- I go to capture a certain emotion that enriches my mind and sparks my imagination. Seeing this movie has in a small way improved how I see life and movie-making. Critics of this film should try watching with their minds and hearts instead of their history books.