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re: Young Washington
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:47 am to LemmyLives
Posted on 7/12/26 at 11:47 am to LemmyLives
quote:I binge watched Turn last month and loved it. I still watch the Independence episode of John Adams every July 4th. I think they're great companions showing Congress on one side and the machinations of military leadership on the other.
John Adams was excellent, but the series Turn is underrated.
I'm going to see YW this afternoon. Most people have been taught about the father of our nation but everything about him before 1776 gets glazed over.
Posted on 7/12/26 at 6:40 pm to MSUDawg98
Great movie but I did notice one sizable error. The French man killed while getting a shave wasn't portrayed as the diplomat that history says he was. I give that a pass considering they brought forth the statement Washington signed under duress. The end felt abrupt and that things were built up to but not given the time they deserved.
My wife said it wasn't bad and she hates history...so I'll take the W there. For some reason she was laughing at the battle scenes.
My wife said it wasn't bad and she hates history...so I'll take the W there. For some reason she was laughing at the battle scenes.
Posted on 7/16/26 at 5:26 pm to RollTide1987
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I haven't seen it yet but I'm told that the film portrays him as a middle class social climber who is looking to strike it big as a land surveyor. That ain't accurate. The man was born into the wealthy landowner class
Washington’s father died while he was young and is mother did not remarry. They had land but were hardly wealthy. In fact Washington wrote about the families financial distress when he was 15 years old. His formal education had stopped before that. He did in fact make it big as a land surveyor and his relationship with the Fairfax family allowed him to move up the ladder as a surveyor much more rapidly than was the norm. Washington’s land wealth came as his survey jobs grew.
The movie is fairly accurate in its portrayal of his lot in life at a young age.
Posted on 7/16/26 at 5:47 pm to deathvalleytiger10
George Washington didn't get wealthy until I believe he married Martha and Inherited the estate.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 9:09 am to MSUDawg98
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I binge watched Turn last month and loved it. I still watch the Independence episode of John Adams every July 4th. I think they're great companions showing Congress on one side and the machinations of military leadership on the other.
Glad to see this pop up. I’ve been flirting with bingeing this for a while now. Does it keep you dialed in pretty well though all 4 seasons? Thats a lot of film to keep from dragging at some points. And more importantly, do they wrap it up well at the end?
I love early American historical series/films when done well. Im pretty surprised this has stayed under my radar for over 10 years now
Posted on 8/12/26 at 9:43 am to Godfather1
What kind of shitass downvotes this?
It's a good, patriotic movie about an incredible historical figure.
Please, if you downvoted, have the balls to come tell me why.
It's a good, patriotic movie about an incredible historical figure.
Please, if you downvoted, have the balls to come tell me why.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 9:45 am to Falco
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I thought it was pretty slow
How old are you?
Are you a phone scroller tik tok junkie?
Are you ADHD?
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