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Title: barely watchable on two fronts
Review: By many accounts, this movie was poorly made; certainly not one of Ridley Scott's finest moments.The second reason this movie is not good is its take on historical fiction. Columbus is portrayed as a tolerant and patient man, kind to the natives. He also portrayed as a man of science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The first thing Columbus did was write about enslaving the natives and showed little to no concern for their welfare. While Columbus utilized the most advanced technology of the time, he put most of his faith in religion and mysticism - hardly the characteristics of a man of reason and science.Historical fiction can be forgiven if it is entertaining (like Scott's Gladiator). But going too far by including many historical inaccuracies (like The Patriot) distracts from an otherwise good movie (like The Patriot). Unfortunately, this movie combines the worst of both: not entertaining or historically accurate.
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