Talk:The Patriot (2000 film)/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Criticism section

I removed the criticism section, which only contained very general criticisms of historical inaccuracy. These are already covered in the historical accuracy section, and any criticism on the merits of The Patriot as a film can go in the Review section.Coreyyeroc (talk) 19:26, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Atrocities again

I removed a section from the atrocities section. It claims that some critics said the film was "generally accurate", but doesn't give any sources for this claim. It then quotes a book review (not the actual source) which claims there were atrocities in the war in the south, but it doesn't seem to support the events depicted in the film. In any case, a review of a book is not an appropriate source in this context.

"Noted socialist"

Removed the description from Daniel Lind of Slate in the criticism section as it seemed intended to slur rather than inform and because Lind's wiki biography indicated no ties to socialism -- on the contrary, it seemed to indicate fairly complex political views that would be hard to pigeon-hole. 98.231.227.242 (talk) 17:25, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Use as a historical resource in schools

I've seen several Americans write (in internet forums) that The Patriot has been shown in history lessons about the Revolutionary War. It would be interesting to find out how widespread this is in the US; is it common practice or just occasional, ad-hoc instances? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.233.154 (talk) 15:10, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

The anon from the UK apparently has been reading one too many forums. Even if some K12 teacher wished to screen the film in a class (the purpose of which I cannot fathom), they would be facing some stiff fees to pay for the privilege - this film is under copyright and is a Hollywood entertainment production, not a historical documentary produced by a non-profit.HammerFilmFan (talk) 12:26, 30 November 2012 (UTC)