Napoleon - Apple TV+ - Ridley Scott & Joaquin Phoenix

this is a decent reaction to the trailer, points out the historical and military differences , at the end of the day you dont get your history from Shakespeare so if it makes people more interested in history, not a bad thing

Take a movie like Michael Collins or Braveheart, you wouldnt want to just leave it at that, which is what you are implying someone should do

if the person making the video clearly knows more about the subject than I do or you, then its all good, Im more knowledgeable for seeing it, that is a positive, so your blanket statement doesnt really add anything

youre funny, in your case I forbid you to watch it

I think in real life though Napoleon did act a bit of a fool in his love for Josephine. I seem to recall that she had a number of affairs when they were together.

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he was 5'7 , I wonder how much English propaganda we have absorbed about him because we are in the Anglo sphere?

Ahead of his time. Tried to unify Europe long before the EU brought in great reforms. Took the British and the Germans (Prussia) to bring him dowm.

I think the French revolution inspir3d the introduced of conscription rather than Napoleon himself. Hitler definitely was inspired by Napoleon, even was respectful at his tomb. I think Napoleon definitely showed even with more modern weaponry with a professional army you could still successfully invade alot of Europe. I hope Ridley doesn't depict him as a total fool.

Walked straight into kutsovo's trap.

He was a clown with a chip on his shoulder.

Its more than just that. The propaganda version stuck because the Napoleon complex reads as a much better story. We want it to be true.

Legacies tend to get muddied

Regardless of his physical height while smaller than the average male. His actions are that of someone with small man syndrome.

When your the cause of the deaths of millions of people mostly young for your own personal glory.

People often assign "tactical brilliance" to a war won. It's like anything else. There was a huge amount of people that don't get a single line wrote about them that would have had a huge impact on tactical decisions. Historians are often lazy and the general public more so. So it's kept simple and focused on the one little jumped up runt of a man so he claims all the plaudits.

His thirst for his own personal ambition was his downfall and led to his eventual demise.

The amount of human suffering he caused is beyond comprehension.

Anyone that thinks such a person is a genius or a hero would want to have a long hard look at themselves.

one review I saw, out of the cinema was ,"and this happened, then this happened, then this happened....." but looks good

this is a film, not a historical documentary !!

why do people have difficulty separating the two ?

I will happily watch the film, but have feck all interest in a historical documentary on Napoleon 

Same as yourself. All I know about Napoleon is what I learned in school and what I might have picked up over the years from the media. I am looking forward to watching this for entertainment, not to tear it apart on account of inaccuracies.

Napoleon would wipe the floor with Hitler. Allowing of course for similar era weapons.

He went to the pyramids but had to leave in a hurry.

Speaking of authenticity in films. Anyone else remember the lad that rang into the Joe Duffy show to complain about the lack of authenticity in The Banshees of Inisherin? His main gripe was the character of an Irish guard in a film set in 1923. Joe responds with.. "but the Irish Gardai were established in 1923". Yer man replies with "yes, but not until September 1923, there was a calendar on the wall of the guards office that showed 'June' 1923. How did you not see that Joe?". Him and his mate walked out of the cinema as a result!

He had other gripes.. something about the breed of cattle in the film that weren't introduced into Ireland until many years later.

Now that's a level of nitpicking to aspire to!

I'd be surprised if this fella could last more than 10 minutes at Ridley Scotts 'Napoleon'.