Napoleon Movie Was Doomed From The Start

Hollywood Strikes Again... as they demolish the almost mythical figure of Napoleon. Apart from multiple historical inaccuracies, the story itself is not even interesting, and the time jumps ruin everything.

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[scipio]

My main issue is that they didn't show Napoleon's tactical brilliance and pure genius. If you watched the movie without ever hearing anything about Napoleon, you wouldn't conclude or figure out from watching it that he was a great general, let alone one of the greatest of all time. Instead you would just think that he was an emotional and pathetic lunatic.

[jaggedskar]

I feel bad for my boss. He rarely goes to movies, and as a Napoleonic War fan he was so looking forward to seeing this. He avoids social media, so I think his disappointment will be great.

[HabboCoolcattim]

Napoleon deserves a HBO series on the same level as Game of Thrones.

[krishnanunnimadathil]

To think the Brits were actually terrified and in awe of Napoleon, with even Wellington marvelling at the opportunity to fight him. The British historians later turned Napoleon into a short, romantic fool.

And like you said, there is a reason why millions of French and others would readily march into certain death under his command - Napoleon was charismatic beyond belief. There is a reason every dictator on earth since has wanted to be seen in the image of a Napoleon.

This movie looks like an incel Joker decided to wear a Napoleon costume.

[faziefallelfarhan]

I had goosebumps when Napoleon said "say hello to my little friend" and all the cannons started firing

[theprofessional]

I wish movies would show Napoleon’s Bavarian, Italian, Polish and Mameluke soldiers . He had soldiers from Western Europe, North Africa and Eastern Europe who were loyal to him .

[xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

I don't understand why this keeps happening. Why do people make historical movies, games and other media if they're just going to do it poorly. I can understand a few inaccuracies here and there, but people have just gotten lazy now.

[nikolaipetrov]

The moment I saw the trailer of this movie, I knew that I wanted to watch it with my father. He is a huge history buff, and loves historical dramas. Decided to surprise him and took him to the movies... never felt so disappointed by a movie before. My dad was happy for the surprise and the opportunity to spend time with his son, but the same disappointment could be read in his eyes as well... what a shame.

[SockAccount]

I liked when Napoleon said "it's Napoleonin' time" and then he Napoleoned all over the place

[briancavanaugh]

You mean to tell me hollywood touched something and it turned to shit? I am shocked.

[waltermh]

I think the movie was a failure because they didn't have Josephine on the battlefield at the front leading the soldiers like the strong powerful independent woman she is.

[Otherarry]

Makes you really appreciate how the movie “Waterloo” got things so right by contrast. Not to mention the sheer scale of putting together literal armies of extras in a practical effects only industry.

[clonetrooper]

As with all modern historical movies, they take great pains to make life look awful in the past. They forget that chandeliers existed back then. Everything is dark and drudgy and only a couple candles are in a room. And they made Napoleon a weird animal with no genius and never hinted at the idea that he had conquered Europe.

[LuisNunes-pssl]

"Never let the brits cover French history. NO!"
Very well said.
The English narrative on the Napoleonic wars is completely self-serving.

[patricklioneljonson]

I hated how they make him look like a freaking coward at the beginning, they never even showed his courageous characteristics, or his ability to lead men by example. They made him look like a wuss and a sex addict.

[QuintusSertorius]

To me leaving Spain out of the movie entirely was also horrific. It completely ignored the hundreds of thousands who died (250k French troops alone were casualties in Spain), and was one of the biggest strategic reasons Napoleon ended up being defeated. The Spanish and Portuguese were not given their due justice.

[davidlill]

I am 75 years old. I read so many books on Napoleon when I was young. The education system in America is no longer what it used to be. Most people under the age of 50 in this country would look at this movie and wonder why anyone would consider Napoleon important. I was actually bored and couldn’t wait for it to get over with and then wondered why I sat through the whole darn thing.

[DutchTulipStonks]

I loved it when Napoleon said "you were the chosen one, you were meant to destroy the Coalition, not charge without infantry support!" To Ney, so sad 😢

[chargeit]

I was literally laughing out loud the whole movie. The scene where Josephine spreads her legs and goes "Surprise", how am I supposed to take that seriously? My brother had to keep hitting me because I couldn't stop laughing. It legit succeeded in being unintentionally funny. It failed to tell a coherent story and was a complete character assassination of the man but it was good for some laughs. Not something I ever thought I'd say about a Napoleon Bonaparte movie.

[stlawstlaw]

This movie is a parody of Napoleon.

Ironically, Ridley Scott nowdays is a parody of Ridley Scott from 30+ years ago...