These are three audience reviews of “Napoleon” and the recommendations that its protagonist Joaquin Phoenix gives to those who see historical mistakes in Ridley Scott’s film

Director Ridley Scott returns to the big screen with “Napoleon”, a blockbuster about the life of the famous French emperor played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix.

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Although the film has not been released yet, it is already causing debate, and not quite in the way the acclaimed director expected. Many viewers scrutinized the film’s trailer and found certain historical inaccuracies.

Among the first to comment on the mistakes was Dan Snow, a well-known television historian, according to the portal AS. Snow posted a video on his Tik Tok account exposing plot flaws.

What are the mistakes in the movie “Napoleon”?

According to the historian, these would be the mistakes in the film:

1. Battles: one of the major faults of the film concerns the battle in the pyramids. Snow claimed that Napoleon never fired at the pyramids of Egypt during the battle he fought in that country.

2. The execution: the historian claimed that Napoléon also did not attend the execution of Marie Antoinette, the French queen consort, who was guillotined after the French Revolution.

3. Characters: Snow pointed out that the film shows Marie Antoinette with long hair, when in reality she had short hair at the time of her death.

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What did Ridley Scott say about the criticism?

In the face of these criticisms, Ridley Scott did not remain silent and gave a strong response to those who questioned his work, which arrives in theaters on November 22.

In an interview with The New Yorker, cited by AS, the “Gladiator” director told detractors to “get a life.”

For his part, Joaquin Phoenix suggested that viewers research the character’s history before watching the film.

Speaking to Empire Magazine, the Oscar winner mentioned that a true understanding of Napoleon requires some self-study and reading, as the film depicts the experience told through the eyes of the director. (AND)