I remember seeing this film at the age of 8. At the time, I enjoyed it very much, and I felt like I learned a decent amount about American history. However, there are some things I've noticed as I've aged. Although there are several elements in this story that give a wide range of entertainment, there are other things that simply make no sense whatsoever.
Don't get me wrong: this movie still remains to be one of my favorite Disney titles. However, when it comes to especially the fighting and violence, Disney sure tried hard to make this movie accessible to everybody. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it helps to lack historical accuracy throughout the movie. First of all, the violence within Lexington was much more rigid and barbaric. Sure, the formations by the British soldiers still seemed to reflect some historical accuracy, but the whole strategy Disney used in order to avoid elements such as blood and just pure struggle came to provide a very odd, overextended 10 minute scene.
Although the historical accuracy is a slight problem within Johnny Tremain, it shouldn't be forgotten that this movie still succeeds in providing multiple cases of true information. The perspective of the "rebels" seems to offer a great story for the average child to immerse themselves into, hopefully absorbing some information in the process.
In conclusion, Johnny Tremain is a movie that has yet failed to entertain me. Whether this be the well-constructed story or the hilarious bad acting when dying, I'm not so sure. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a film to entertain you, or you have quite simply never heard of the Revolutionary War, (First of all, you should know about the war. Second, this really only details the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington and Concord) then Johnny Tremain is the movie for you.
Don't get me wrong: this movie still remains to be one of my favorite Disney titles. However, when it comes to especially the fighting and violence, Disney sure tried hard to make this movie accessible to everybody. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it helps to lack historical accuracy throughout the movie. First of all, the violence within Lexington was much more rigid and barbaric. Sure, the formations by the British soldiers still seemed to reflect some historical accuracy, but the whole strategy Disney used in order to avoid elements such as blood and just pure struggle came to provide a very odd, overextended 10 minute scene.
Although the historical accuracy is a slight problem within Johnny Tremain, it shouldn't be forgotten that this movie still succeeds in providing multiple cases of true information. The perspective of the "rebels" seems to offer a great story for the average child to immerse themselves into, hopefully absorbing some information in the process.
In conclusion, Johnny Tremain is a movie that has yet failed to entertain me. Whether this be the well-constructed story or the hilarious bad acting when dying, I'm not so sure. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a film to entertain you, or you have quite simply never heard of the Revolutionary War, (First of all, you should know about the war. Second, this really only details the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington and Concord) then Johnny Tremain is the movie for you.