After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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I watched an antisemitic Australian man who basically owns slaves lead an American Revolution, how have you honored your country today?
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“Would you tell me please, Mr. Howard, why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can.” What an incredible film. Despite seeing this movie so many times throughout my life, I didn’t feel the runtime at all. Yes, I know who made this movie, and it doesn’t matter because this film is so much better than anything else he’s done. It cannot fit into a box. When Benjamin Martin wanted peace and refused to fight, he was right, and when he decided that the lives of his family were worth fighting for, he was right then too. His beliefs don’t change, but what he is willing to do does. His understanding and his devotion to a free America. Are things made a little more plain? Are the villains more black and white? Perhaps, but I think only so it is made viscerally clear what Benjamin, the militia, and the Continental Army are fighting for. There is much literal and figurative flag waving here, and as beautiful as those moments are, the true heart of the film is in the quiet moments and the look at the lives of these ordinary people.