How Napoleon is portrayed as simp and childish is extremely embarrassing. It's true that he probably loved Josefina a lot, but he didn't let himself be f#ck#d like in the movie. Even the scene where Napoleon slaps Josefina during the divorce is complete nonsense. Napoleon was certainly not a good man, but he would never allow himself to hit a woman. It wasn't in his nature. They made him a total desperado in the movie. Overall this movie had potential and they just screwed it up.
@@WarWolfeX Well, he was certainly a very complicated personality. He was a mixed bag in my opinion. But it's true that the film seriously felt like some bad comedy rather than a film about an important historical figure.
The portrayal of Napoleon in this movie was highly inaccurate. Napoleon was a calculated and tempered guy. He was elegant and posh in both his mannerisms and rhetoric. He wasn't a high strung little man child
@@joshandcaseyworse this movie skips over soo many important historical events that were instrumental in napoleon's rise and fall to power it was a disappointing let down along with the waterloo movie people have been suggesting i recommend you watch epic history tv they did a full series on napoleon and his military marshals too
A terrible film really, big missed opportunity. As others have said, the film Waterloo from 1970 is a far greater spectacle, and the acting of the characters, especially of Napoleon and Wellington, is brilliant
It would've been better if it was directed by a French director who knows about the history of Napoleon. Ridley Scott's directing this movie was a big mistake, he has no heart for history or planning all he cares about is just fighting and deaths in films!
45:59 basically the drummers beating the drums kept cohesion of a formation, making sure the common soldier knew he was not alone, his comrades and officers were alongside him and he was in a formation marching together Drummer dead means cohesion lost and no one to beat drumming orders cause it was only by hearing the drums could you understand whether you had to charge, or stand or fire cause shouts can't be heard in the smoke or chaos of battle And yes, the soldiers joined Napoleon, cause even after his defeat, he had stayed by their side afterwards and secondly, as you correctly guessed, things under Napoleon were better than under any Louis. Basically, a lot of details are not mentioned and entire parts of his story removed in the movie which can cause many questions and doubts like you guys had
If you want a better version of Napoleon there is the Napoleon 2002 serie (4 episodes) 10 time better than the Ridley Scott Movie ! She is more "historicly accurate". The principale problem is her low budget for battle but it's less important. The serie respect Napoleon, that the thing ! Show the good and the bad There is Waterlo (1970') with one of the most incredible image of fight. They use 20 000 people, real scale army size ! Stunning !
