A Little Overexaggerated, but Not Bad

Rating: 9/10 (18 July 2009)

I had to watch this for my US History class, despite that my school doesn't allow any movies rated R. However, THE PATRIOT is like witnessing one of America's most desperate times.
The story starts with Mel Gibson as a peaceful farmer named Benjamin with a history of being in the French-Indian War, so he's a pacifist and wants nothing to do with the American Revolution. His two oldest sons, the eldest Heath Ledger's character Gabriel, want to join the Rebels and fight against the British. When one of Benjamin's sons is killed, he goes hellbent on fighting against the Redcoats, bringing back his soldier instincts and fighting with the other Rebels to fight for American's independence.
However, I do think that some of the other reviewers have a point. The Redcoats were portrayed a lot to be like the Nazis. Would they have burned a church filled with innocent people to the ground? Would they have really killed more innocent people like children, too? I know that the British were trying to fight back against the Americans, but this movie kind of got them out of hand.
Either way, I'd recommend this to anyone who likes historical movies, but beware that this movie is rated R for good reasons. The battle scenes can get quite bloody to where my teacher had to skip several parts due to school policies. Either way, this movie is emotional and pretty powerful as well.