Reply #42: Actually the Patton admiration [View All]

comes from my father who read his books as a child and also served with a son of one of his staff members when he was in the army.

Patton the movie has a nice sound track. The opening sequence is epic. Of actors of that generation George C. Scott was a noble creature, not taking many shitty roles.

As far as the Matrix, I like the analogy, the rest of it is ok. Movies from that time frame I prefer Dogma. I like Comedy better than drama and action films.

As far as World War II, everything that exists today is sprung from that.

Personally I like Bradley as a general more than Patton, but for the purpose of writing, you have to go a little pop culture to get people to understand what you are talking about and other analogies of a person in power being held to account just didn't seem to work.

I think you would scream bloody murder if I did Charles II.

;-)