Ken Burns The American Revolution

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Anonymous wrote:I am watching but I find my attention wandering because it is boring. Anyone else feel this way?

I am not in to history and planned to watch a little and couldnt walk away. This final episode was incredible. If you weren't moved by it, there is something wrong with you.

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Anonymous wrote:Watching episode 1 now and I’m into it! It’s my first Ken Burns so guess I’m officially old lol

Go back and watch "The Civil War."

The PP is right. This one is boring. And that's coming from someone who is usually a big Ken Burns fan.

The Civil War was really amazing. This one is just less compelling, somehow. I’m not sure if it’s my own over-familiarity with the subject matter, or what. I keep finding my attention drifting.

The subject is much bigger than the Civil War. It's far more complex and there are far more characters involved. It's amazing in that most Americans have no clue that the Revolutionary War was really a Civil War. Most people don't realize how everyone involved was screwed and most soldiers were treated poorly and never paid. Most people have no clue about the stasi like machine watching, controlling, intimidating citizens in to agreeing with the Revolution even though most people were neutral.

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Anonymous wrote:His Vietnam one was excellent!

It’s almost unfair to compare anything to that one because it benefitted from having living veterans and witnesses sharing their story. If he could do that same thing for the American Revolution it would be equally compelling. It’s just hard to make a series that is as gripping and memorable without the firsthand accounts of people who lived it sharing their experiences as opposed to historians reciting it on their behalf.

and it's far more complex.

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Anonymous wrote:I am watching but I find my attention wandering because it is boring. Anyone else feel this way?

It’s true that Martha Washington wasn’t built like a Kardashian, but I think you’re supposed to overlook such tragedies.

NP here -- My husband and I are both total history geeks; we majored in history and watched and appreciated Burns's Civil War and Vietnam War documentaries. So far, the American Revolution doc isn't of the same caliber. Without photography and video, the visual images aren't as arresting. Similarly, the talking heads aren't as captivating. The Civil War had its break-out stars in Shelby Foote, Barbara Fields and Daisy Turner. Vietnam had amazing interviews with a host of participants who fought in the war, protested it, shaped or witnessed the shaping of its course, and otherwise suffered its impact on their lives. Finally, I do wonder whether Burns's take on the American Revolution is less gripping now that we've all seen Hamilton and listened to its soundtrack endlessly. We didn't watch last night because my daughter and I wanted to watch Prince night on DWTS (if you missed it, justic was done and Whitney was vanquished) but we'll resume tonight and I'll try to avoid humming "32,000 troops in NY Harbor".

Your comparison with Hamilton speaks volumes about you. I do not believe you are a history geek.

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The trailer turned me off.

There are many YouTubers who teach history in a more engaging way than Ken Burns.

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The Colonists won!

Who knew?!?

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I love history so I’m into it. Like rewinding and relistening to key points into it. And for Matthew Rhys fans, he’s a great Thomas Paine.

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Anonymous wrote:Watching episode 1 now and I’m into it! It’s my first Ken Burns so guess I’m officially old lol

Go back and watch "The Civil War."

The PP is right. This one is boring. And that's coming from someone who is usually a big Ken Burns fan.

The Civil War was really amazing. This one is just less compelling, somehow. I’m not sure if it’s my own over-familiarity with the subject matter, or what. I keep finding my attention drifting.

The subject is much bigger than the Civil War. It's far more complex and there are far more characters involved. It's amazing in that most Americans have no clue that the Revolutionary War was really a Civil War. Most people don't realize how everyone involved was screwed and most soldiers were treated poorly and never paid. Most people have no clue about the stasi like machine watching, controlling, intimidating citizens in to agreeing with the Revolution even though most people were neutral.

I agree it's often overlooked by the masses that the American Revolution pitted loyalists against revolutionaries while many were neutral. But it's not unknown, it's discussed in all serious histories and we talked about it when I was in HS 30 years ago.

As for the rest of your post, I did raise an eyebrow. The loyalists were not kind to revolutionaries either. And ultimately one side won.

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It's making me sad for our country. There was so much division and self serving attitudes. This is not the American history I learned in school. It's less pure and patriotic.

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Anonymous wrote:It's making me sad for our country. There was so much division and self serving attitudes. This is not the American history I learned in school. It's less pure and patriotic.

That’s because the history you learned was propaganda bullshit.

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Anonymous wrote:It's making me sad for our country. There was so much division and self serving attitudes. This is not the American history I learned in school. It's less pure and patriotic.

That’s because the history you learned was propaganda bullshit.

Oh, I recognize this language from the political forum, are you next going to call someone "scum" or zionist "filth"?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's making me sad for our country. There was so much division and self serving attitudes. This is not the American history I learned in school. It's less pure and patriotic.

That’s because the history you learned was propaganda bullshit.

Oh, I recognize this language from the political forum, are you next going to call someone "scum" or zionist "filth"?

No, but I will call you naive and somewhat pathetic. “Pure and Patriotic”. What a rube.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's making me sad for our country. There was so much division and self serving attitudes. This is not the American history I learned in school. It's less pure and patriotic.

That’s because the history you learned was propaganda bullshit.

Oh, I recognize this language from the political forum, are you next going to call someone "scum" or zionist "filth"?

No, but I will call you naive and somewhat pathetic. “Pure and Patriotic”. What a rube.

Insults--so effective.

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Anonymous wrote:Clicked here but don’t want to see any spoilers and ruin the ending for me.

Ha ha

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Anonymous wrote:I am watching but I find my attention wandering because it is boring. Anyone else feel this way?

He's always slanted in a liberal way to get attention so we don't watch. ever