Alexander Hamilton
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Movie Reviews of Alexander Hamilton
Movie Review: You will love him.You will hate him, BUT...you will understand him and appreciate him: ALEXANDER HAMILTON, THE PARADOX!
Summary: 5 Stars
PBS has assembled absolutely some of Broadway's most talented stage actors today to recreate, based upon the diaries and writings of the time, an intensely engaging and extremely informative look at arguably one of the most important and influential founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton is studied and dissected from his most ignoble birth as an illegitimate from the West Indies to his rise to fame as leader pro-temp of the American Revolution and his ultimate death in a duel. There is nothing candy-coated about PBS's approach to Hamilton, superbly acted by Tony Award Winning stage actor Brian O' Byrne (DOUBT,FROZEN).Hamilton is presented in an extremely fair and unbiased way as the genius that he was, the braggart and irascible pain he could be,as a dutiful husband, as an adulterer, as an abolitionist,as a friend to Washington and as a foe to Jefferson.In other words, Hamilton will be seen with all of his bravado and all of his warts. Even the most amateur psychologist would have a field day with Hamilton!
The pace is brisk and lively and informative.There is nothing boring or overly documentarian about this PBS special.History becomes VERY ALIVE with this interpretation of Alexander Hamilton. The times, the people and the historical events are portrayed accurately and with real panache, perfect for teaching or simply informative viewing.You will learn about the struggle to bring the Constitution to law, the founders who opposed it and why, and that a lot DOES NOT change to the present!!! A MUST SEE AND HAVE FOR THE SERIOUS VIEWER!
A great companion film would be the Ric Burns' 5 or 7 set NEW YORK which contains a lot of info on Hamilton.
Movie Review: Loved it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this DVD to help my daughter understand more about Alexander Hamilton. She had to read Money Men for school and I felt a few history DVD's would help her understand the material better. I agree with the other reviews in that the video is well-produced and easy-to-watch. Yes, there could be more detail on his accomplishments. And yes, there could be more detail on some of his bad ideas (we all have them ....). I was happy with my purchase and will buy more like them.Movie Review: A really good documentary about an oft overlooked founding father
Summary: 5 Stars
If you get the fact that American supremacy has always been a factor of economy, than Hamilton is the founding father to thank. Were it not for him we couldn't have afforded to make the Louisiana purchase, etc. This documentary is well made an imminently watchable; its part of PBS's American experience series which tends to be much more historically correct than the productions from the History channel.Movie Review: One of best I"ve ever seen.
Summary: 5 Stars
Seeing this incredible stranger than fiction story led me to read the Ron Chernow biography- a real treat. This is one the best history videos and Chernow's biography is one of the best history books I've ever read.Movie Review: Important History
Summary: 5 Stars
You can learn more about a part of important American history from this outstanding DVD about the life of Alexander Hamilton. This PBS production presents facts of his life in an interesting and compelling format.
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