As close to the Revolution as you're likely to get

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2000)

I went to a showing or "The Patriot" expecting another summer blockbuster in revolutionary regalia. What I found was a stunningly acted, disturbingly real story about the reality of war and the destruction it brings. I encourage everyone to see this beautiful, haunting movie. I especially encourage younger people to go and see this movie. The patriotism so powerfully demostrated by our fathers and forefathers seems to be lacking in this generation. We know nothing of war and its hardships, and are hard pressed to understand that the rights we take for granted were bought by the blood of Americans just like us. I am so grateful to the people who led me back to my history. Movies like these bring history to life for millions of people, myself included. "Seeing" the revolutionary war and the people who fought it helps humanize the sparse accounts in history books. I urge you all to discover history, let these accounts bring your imagination to life. Understand what freedom meant to the men of the continental army.