When Martin tries to reason with him about his brutal conduct by citing the Rules of War, Tavington responds by aiming a pistol at his head (an unarmed civilian, natch) and asks him if he would ' like a lesson in the rules of war'. Blatantly proven when Tavington's men slaughter much of the side characters and love interests. Anyone Can Die: Benjamin's words prove true: 'The innocent will die along with the rest of us'.An Axe to Grind: Benjamin's weapon of choice is a Cherokee tomahawk.

Though not always successful, as her parents' dialogue makes clear. Heath Ledger being allowed to sleep next to his girlfriend by her parents as long as her mother can sew him in? He calls it 'bundling', and yeah, it was totally real.The roundshot fired by cannon actually was aimed toward the ground, and the cannonball actually does bounce repeatedly off the ground the way it does in the film.He even gives Benjamin his genuine gratitude for retrieving his two great Danes unharmed and healthy.

Affably Evil: General Cornwallis comes across as cordial, diplomatic and more honor-bound than the likes of Colonel Tavington.

Cornwallis himself doesn't show any sympathy for him when Benjamin kills him.

0% Approval Rating: Absolutely no one in the British Army has anything kind to say about Tavington.

This sparks Benjamin Martin's decision to join the Revolution to fight the Redcoats (and to ambush and slaughter the British detachment). Thomas ( Gregory Smith), his next oldest son, tries to intervene, and gets a bullet in the back for his trouble. The commander of the elite Green Dragoon forces, Tavington orders the deaths of the rebel wounded, has the Martins' house burned down, and takes Gabriel in as a spy to be hanged. This is where Colonel William Tavington ( Jason Isaacs) comes in. His eldest son Gabriel ( Heath Ledger) decides to go anyway he isn't seen again until two years later, when he staggers home, wounded and carrying dispatches between two rebel leaders. South Carolina has just voted to join the war, but Ben decides not to participate in the conflict. Benjamin Martin ( Mel Gibson) is a veteran of the French And Indian War who was changed by the horrors he has seen (and committed). The movie isn't about the actual Founding Fathers, but is instead about some of the biggest and most brutal engagements that were waged in the Southern colonies, as seen through an Officer turned Farmer turned Officer again. The Patriot is a 2000 war epic set during The American Revolution, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat.

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