This is an incredibly ambitious film, telling the story of Napoleon Bonaparte from the French Revolution through to his rise to Emperor, The Battle of Austerlitz, the Russia campaign, Waterloo and his final exile, all while dedicating many scenes to Napoleon's relationship with Josephine.
That is a huge amount of subject matter and I think too much to cover in a single movie. Each element is skimmed over at breakneck speed and simplified to an extent that will infuriate some (almost certainly including Dan Snow). The Spanish campaign goes almost completely unmentioned. Potentially the story could have been split into separate 'Napoleon' and 'Wellington' films.
Having said that, I hugely enjoyed 'Napoleon'. Joaquin Phoenix is brilliantly charismatic in the titular role. He plays a Napoleon who is a military genius driven by boundless self-belief but who is also cripplingly insecure, awkward, childishly selfish and terrified. Vanessa Kirby's Josephine is fantastic and their relationship is cringeworthy and ridiculous as well as being unexpectedly funny.
The battle scenes were awesome and memorable, capturing the cannons, guns and cavalry of this era of combat better than I have ever seen!
I loved 'Napoleon' but just want more. Roll on the director's cut.
That is a huge amount of subject matter and I think too much to cover in a single movie. Each element is skimmed over at breakneck speed and simplified to an extent that will infuriate some (almost certainly including Dan Snow). The Spanish campaign goes almost completely unmentioned. Potentially the story could have been split into separate 'Napoleon' and 'Wellington' films.
Having said that, I hugely enjoyed 'Napoleon'. Joaquin Phoenix is brilliantly charismatic in the titular role. He plays a Napoleon who is a military genius driven by boundless self-belief but who is also cripplingly insecure, awkward, childishly selfish and terrified. Vanessa Kirby's Josephine is fantastic and their relationship is cringeworthy and ridiculous as well as being unexpectedly funny.
The battle scenes were awesome and memorable, capturing the cannons, guns and cavalry of this era of combat better than I have ever seen!
I loved 'Napoleon' but just want more. Roll on the director's cut.