Young Washington

“Even a pawn can take a king.” Angel Studios has some motion???? I really liked this! I’m a huge history buff—I’m even majoring in history in college—so this movie was right up my alley. They did this just right. They didn’t pull any punches, and they actually made you feel something. The best way to explain this movie is if Bridgerton and The Patriot had a baby. It has just the right mix of Washington trying to rise in status through connections and accomplishment. I thought they did an excellent job with the battle scenes, especially the Battle of Fort Necessity. In some moments, it felt a lot like the Battle of the Bastards from Game of Thrones. It was awesome. I thought this movie was just going to glorify Washington and portray him as someone who could do no wrong—that he was perfect. I was very pleasantly surprised to see them show him as an egotistical man with little regard for other people’s lives if it meant he had a chance to advance in rank. Then he gets the development of realizing that his men’s lives are worth more than any accomplishment. I thought the actor who played Washington was awesome. He was genuinely perfect for the role. Most of the other actors, with a few exceptions, weren’t very good. But he specifically was brilliant. I do wish they hadn’t given him the most absurd plot armor of all time in the last 30 minutes. That’s when I felt the movie started teetering into some wild propaganda. Even though it got a bit ridiculous, I’m willing to overlook it. My only wish is that this had been rated R. If it were, some of the battle scenes could have been even more intense. Even so, I was very pleasantly surprised.