Ridley Scott's film 'Napoleon' has sparked debate about its historical accuracy and portrayal of Napoleon Bonaparte. The film is criticized for delivering a morality tale about the dangers of mass politics and democratic idealism, with some calling it bad history and mediocre. Scott's use of multiple cameras and his partnership with Joaquin Phoenix have been highlighted. The economic and legal legacy of Napoleon is also discussed, emphasizing his role as a military innovator and reformer.
I have wanted to know what to think of the new Napoleon movie. I believe @MaxBoot has told me. A valuable column. https://t.co/rJeUfFg6cf
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon stands in a long line of movies, novels, and even history books that have given the world an entirely wrong view of how wars are fought, Franz-Stefan Gady writes. https://t.co/rtNYRyqiqo
Ridley Scott discusses his newest film, detailing how he manages to shoot epics like this in a fraction of the time it takes other filmmakers, and how his partnership with Joaquin Phoenix has strengthened since Gladiator. Listen now: https://t.co/1aiUNFyvsa https://t.co/WdNFAGY7PO
Joachim Murat, a real descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte, offers his review of Ridley Scott's historical epic, and his take is fairly unforgiving. https://t.co/eGu0tJJNoK
"If Napoleon’s career teaches one thing, it is what the Founding Fathers knew: that no individual ... can be entrusted with absolute power," @MaxBoot writes. https://t.co/HeKOE5RCr6
The Best Joaquin Phoenix Movies, from ‘Her’ and ‘Joker’ to ‘Beau Is Afraid’ and ‘Napoleon’ https://t.co/vb4vmTYFDk
‘Napoleon’: Ridley Scott Wanted the Sex Scenes to Be Funny – IndieWire https://t.co/K9bIn24jNN
Director Ridley Scott has revealed that he always uses at least four cameras while making movies and says his technique paid off for his latest historical epic, Napoleon. https://t.co/XRcSlKPEIa
Napoleon was more than a military innovator; he was an economic and legal reformer as well, setting the foundation for the modern societies we live in today. Columnist @adam_tooze breaks down Napoleon’s economic legacy here: https://t.co/l36byx0rDH
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Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” takes one of the most interesting, complex eras in modern history — the French Revolution and its long aftermath — and delivers a morality tale about the dangers of the mob. Even worse, it’s not even compelling viewing. https://t.co/UybZ7GcPMH
In Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” we find a familiar centrist story about how mass politics and democratic idealism lead inexorably to tyranny. https://t.co/HxrAA67IiV
#Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is part bracing war film, part wry survey of dangerous male ego. Read our full review: https://t.co/AURGVtiaJk https://t.co/sL4K4keg4S
Ridley Scott’s Multiple Cameras Gave Us Joaquin Phoenix Grunting Like a Pig in ‘Napoleon’ https://t.co/EHNXuW2YMa
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is not just bad history, which is forgivable enough in a cinematic adaptation — it’s also just a mediocre movie. https://t.co/HxrAA67atn
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” takes one of the most interesting, complex eras in modern history — the French Revolution and its long aftermath — and delivers a morality tale about the dangers of the mob. Even worse, it’s not even compelling viewing. https://t.co/UybZ7GcPMH
Ridley Scott’s film reignites the debate, @MaxBoot writes: Was Napoleon a hero or villain? https://t.co/DtTtNSGWye
Napoleon unmasked: Ridley Scott's blockbuster takes liberties, but there are plenty of real treasures to uncover at his victor the Duke of Wellington's old London home (which you can visit) https://t.co/OLDkj2juPM https://t.co/yYe3MbwsRc
Did you lose your mind over Ridley Scott's terrible "Napoleon" film? I sorta did. So I wrote a Chartbook Newsletter about Napoleon war and the world economy. https://t.co/k4zj5ovq1Y https://t.co/DNbghGYnQO