[Vigilanteman]

None of these movies are accurate. Hollywood does a poor job of sticking to historical accuracy because they have a compelling need to make some steamy romance or overpaid start the centerpiece of the film with the history as the backdrop.

That being said, I think The Patriot does a pretty decent job of portraying just how brutal the Revolutionary War was in the south. Mel Gibson, the hero, does a fairly good job of fictional portrayal of Francis Marion, the historical inspiration for the movie, even if the facts are not all right.

[NonValueAdded]

The Patriot is an amalgam of historical information and I think it is OK for 8th graders.