Cinematic analysis of The Patriot

The Patriot is widely considered an entertaining and engaging movie throughout. The movie does follow a longer form length, though it provides constant entertainment. The Patriot uses a combination of sound cues, and graphics to ensure the absolute maximum viewer appeal.

The Engagement

This movie does an incredible job of keeping the viewer engaged throughout its longer length of 2 hours and 45 minutes. The opening scene with Benjamin looking at his past weapons and then gazing upon his children playing in the field sets the tone of the movie very well. The follow up scene where they vote on South Carolina's participation in the war also creates engagement through the usage of sudden loud noises with the gavel hitting the table. The movie then continues with this energy throughout the movie by using other loud noises such as gunshots, and gory scenes to captivate the audience, and maintain engagement. The acting of Heath Ledger and Mel Gibson is also incredibly impressive, creating a convincing performance that allows for full immersion while watching the movie.

The Most Engaging Scenes

This movie includes many pivotal moments throughout leading to the climax of the story. Some of these key scenes are the battle in front of Benjamin's house that led to the eventual death of Thomas Martin. The following up scene with Benjamin and two of his younger sons was incredibly engaging. The rising action, building up to the climax, also included scenes such as the burning of the church, the usage of ploys to trick Cornwallis, and the capture and death of Benjamin's Militia, all of which leading to the final battle that ended with the retreat of Cornwallis and death of Tavington. Specific usages of the language, and the graphics increase the engagement and the quality of the movie throughout.

Critics Ratings

IMDb

IMDb gives The Patriot a 7.2 out of a scale to 10 with 317 thousand responses. This shows a general appeal of the movie

Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes has The Patriot at a 61% on the Tomatometer, and a 81% Popcornmeter. This shows a general positive review on the movie especially upon common viewers with a harsher critique with professional critics.

Metacritic

Metascore splits its score by the Metascore and the User score. Metascore represents favorability among critiques, and User score is favorable among normal viewers. The Metascore is 63, and the User score is 7.2.

RogerEbert.com

The Roger Ebert score is on a scale up to 4 stars. Ebert gives a in depth view onto the movie, saying that it is "rousing and entertaining, and you get your money's worth." Ebert gives it 3 out of 4 stars.