Roland Emmerichs The Patriot - An Open Letter to Mr. Mel Gibson :: Movies Film

Roland Emmerichs The nationalist - An Open Letter to Mr. Mel Gibson well(p) Mel , Having pack the avalanche of outraged articles in the UK press that preceded the UK launch of The Patriot, I readily admit that I was expecting to see a distinctly anti-British Movie. One such(prenominal) headline complains for example approximately a contrast libel on the British People. Some considerable dash into the film (which, putting the controversy to one side, was otherwise enjoyable), I represent myself questioning whether such criticism was justified. Characters on both sides, including the character you were playing, genus Benzoin Martin, were portrayed as being responsible for some shameful actions. I really was beginning to question what the fuss was all about. I and then watched the scene where Redcoats are depicted as sadists hanging old people. later(prenominal) came the chilling episode in the Church, when Redcoat soldiers on the orders of the films main villain, Co lonel William Tavington (partly modelled on the real-life Redcoat, Colonel Tarleton), deliberately locked a large number of the Colonials, including women and children, inside, before the Church was serve ablaze. It was clear from the following scenes that all of the incarcerated victims were burnt to death in the some horrific circumstances. To say the least, this episode was unfortunate, as in reality, no such incident ever occurred. Are there not liberal movement for causing bad feeling without inventing atrocities purely for entertainment value? And having express that, I personally, dont even find the aforementioned scenes entertaining. The Brits are inevitably the premiere and sometimes the only Country to support America, whatever the circumstances or adversity. It is therefore even more disturbing that the close friendship amidst two peoples should be potentially damaged purely for commercial purposes. You perpetually seem to be a decent man whenever I choos e seen you being interviewed. It may hopefully be the case that if indeed you halt received the mega millions quoted for playing the lead role, you were perhaps unaware of the fact that story was being fabricated at the expense of the truth. According to what I subscribe to read about the history of that unfortunate period, there was surely enough wrongdoing on both sides, without having to invent such horrific events with the British being portrayed as outright sadists. I have read a comment attri buted to you in a UK film magazine called summarise Film in which you apparently made the following comment about your character its based on historical fact but its got some stretches in it.