The Patriot is a perfect example of the degradation of Amerian cinema

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2003)

When I saw The Patriot, I shook my head. This is what modern film has come to. This movie made millions of dollars, and what does it really do for humanity? What cultural value does it have? Absolutely none. It tells the same old glorious story we've all heard since 5th grade about the under dog American rebels taking arms against the big bad British empire for freedom and liberty. BS. All the stuff about patriotism and honor and fighting for one's family and country is so cliche. The characterization is completely formulaic and unrealistic-on one side you have the evil British guy who seems like his only job on earth is to kill every American rebel, and on the other side you have the strong but gentle family man called to action to defend his family and his country...wow, we haven't seen that before. There is no depth to this movie, no deeper meaning...basically, no point.