Review of Patton (1970) by Raja N — 07 Jan 2012
If there ever was a definition of an anti-hero, it should have directly have been linked to General George Patton.
The film opens with a huge American flag in the background, with Patton taking on center stage to address his soon to be unit. Weâ(TM)re therefore rapidly introduced to his enthusiastic character and immediately tend to fall in love with his personality, as twisted as it could be. The film is mostly about war heroics and conflicts between British general Montgomery and American general Patton, always obsessed by war and leadership. As we all know, Patton didnâ(TM)t really go into the history books, and knowing that Montgomeryâ(TM)s always mentioned there, itâ(TM)s pretty fair concluding who truly succeeded in his quest. At nearly three hours of running time, the film never slows its pace with an Oscar winning screenplay to back it up. All in all, Patton received seven academy awards in 1970, including the prestigious best picture and best director for Franklin Schaffner. But itâ(TM)s George C. Scott who created the biggest surprise on the night by famously refusing the Oscar granted to him for the performance of the controversial General, and was the first actor to do so.
Without a doubt, Patton was and will always be one of the greatest epic American war movies.
This review of Patton (1970) was written by Raja N on 07 Jan 2012.
Patton has generally received very positive reviews.
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