I watched Johnny Tremain because I'm taking a history through film class. This was one movie that we all watched together in class. The movie is about the Sons of Liberty, it contains the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's Ride. It tells the story about Johnny, a boy who worked for a blacksmith until he had an accident and was unable to use one of his hands, and his journey joining the Sons of Liberty. We learn about their secret meetings they had and all the plans they made.
Some of acting was really cheesy and the lines were kind of funny. You can tell the movie was made in the 50's due to that and the screen quality. There was bad lighting and the screen was slightly fuzzy so it gave it an older kind of look.
I feel like the film followed history as I know it pretty well. It made sense and it followed the stories that I've always heard and had the right people. Something I did realize was different was Paul Revere's ride. It wasn't as big a deal as I've always heard it was and I'm pretty sure he isn't alone on his mission to watch for the light.
I once watched a Suite Life of Zack and Cody episode where they reenacted the Boston Tea Party. Aside from that I've never really watched a film about this that I can remember.
I really liked this film because it had a good sense of friendship and community among the Sons of Liberty. It always makes you feel good to see the good guys win and even though this is history and so it must follow the storyline, it was still something I like to see. I also liked the fact that they had children and teenagers in it instead of a bunch of old guys, I didn't like that some parts were very uneventful and I got bored and distracted easily.
As a movie overall I think it was a good way to educate people on this history of those stories in an understandable and entertaining way. Although it didn't follow history quite exactly, it still had most of the correct facts. This isn't a movie I would watch more than once because it wasn't very exciting. I also probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they were trying to find a way to learn some short history quick and easy. It was interesting but not enough to make me want to rewatch it.
Review of Johnny Tremain
