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Napoleon (2023) is a historical epic biopic that despite its many failures, surely does not fail to provoke a reasonably strong reaction for even the casual observer or student of history. Ridley Scott – Napoleon’s director and producer – is no stranger to this genre of film throughout the stretch of his legendary career.
Napoleon: Historical Inaccuracies in Service to Character Assassination?
Napoleon may well be Scott’s most controversial, and for those who desire a modicum of historical accuracy in their historical films, Scott’s most disappointing. Indeed, Ridley Scott’s depiction of Napoleon Bonaparte in this movie could in all fairness be deemed unambiguous character assassination.
In this most recent installation of A.D. History Watches, we get down into the mud of this historical epic biopic. However, unlike many of our previous cracks at movies focusing on major historical events and figures, the historical inaccuracies of this particular title seemed to serve the purpose of making its titular protagonist appear an outright caricature.
When one steps back and evaluates this film as a whole, it is near impossible to imagine that the Napoleon depicted at Ridley Scott’s direction could even manage to conquer Candyland – let alone becoming master of early 19th century continental Europe.
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