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... I, like so many others who have viewed this cinematic masterpiece, would not call “Patton” a war film. While viewing “Patton,” I often found that the battle scenes seemed secondary and minimalist compared to the deep, introspective character study of George S. Patton. ... To neophytes, who know little regarding the Patton biography or the triumphs and travails of WWII, the response is often, “He’s crazy.” In fact, I viewed the film with someone who responded this way towards Patton. ... Patton with such broadness and indefinable lines of brilliance and belligerence. As the Schumacher text points out, producers of “Patton” felt that Coppola’s script was “too flashy. ... According to “Francis Ford Coppola: The making of his movies” by Ronald Bergan, before “Patton,” Coppola had mostly done some “nudie flicks” and edited and directed several low budget movies for “B” movie mogul Roger Corman. ... ” Upon returning to the states, Coppola was asked to develop a screenplay for “Patton” (it was falsely assumed that Coppola had vast experience with war films). ... Patton and that it was his biographical ignorance that contributed to the great cinematic qualities of the film. The Schumacher text states that Coppola “felt he could not paint Patton as a hero because the public would laugh and scoff at the believability of the film. ... ”
“Patton” received two Academy Awards in 1970 for Best Story and Screenplay. ... “Patton” was analyzed differently amongst all groups within our society. ... Also, I believe the political agenda of the opening scene in “Patton” was anti-war. ... Implying that Patton’s “attitude” was synonymous with what can happen to a society that is individualistic and inflexible in its unrealistic pursuit of democracy in lands and cultures where America’s goals and its General’s goals are not the desire of the populace whose lands are being occupied. ... ” I believe this is where Coppola and North began to switch gears and bring to light examples of Patton’s patriotism and the fact that he was an individual who was not of the modern world.
Approximate Word count = 1604
Approximate Pages = 6.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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