’Napoleon’ is Everything Wrong With Biopics

Ridley Scott’s ’Napoleon’ is a historical distortionist mess, a defamatory assault on Napoleon and a terrible movie. What a waste... Historically Adequate’s channel: @historicallyadequate2500?si=dzK0hKQ4Qadb91JS Timestamps 00:00 - Historical integrity matters 08:23 - Historical inaccuracy 26:06 - Defamatory portrayal of Napoleon 27:28 - Joaquin Phoenix is atrocious as Napoleon 30:02 - A few positives 31:03 - Greatest hits format 43:06 - Characterization 52:03 - Contextualization 1:03:02 - Lacklustre battle scenes 1:05:53 - Deconstruction of ALL male heroes (both real & fictional) 1:10:53 - Lack of detail in battles / reliance on CGI 1:14:30 - Scott tries to depict Napoleon as a butcher 1:17:35 - Vive L’Empereur! Link to original video: