Johnny Tremain
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Movie Reviews of Johnny Tremain
Movie Review: johnny tremain
Summary: 4 Stars
Johnny Tremain
In the book Johnny Tremain, Johnny is a silver smith's apprentice boy. He works for Mr. Lapham, until he burns his hand while trying to get an order done on Sabbath day. He burns his hand so badly that it forms together and he cannot really do anything with his hand. Mr. Lapham can't use Johnny any more so he tells him to look for a new job. Johnny finds a job as a horse boy for the Boston Observer.
I like this book because in the end, Johnny loses his friend in the American Revolution, but he keeps on fighting until the war was done. If you lose your best friend, it is very hard to keep on doing what killed them. It is hard to believe that kids in their teens have to fight in battles and kill people.
I like to read books about people in that time, fighting, not just facts. Even if this book is historical fiction, I like this time in books. I didn't know about the people in the American Revolution, but seeing it through Johnny Tremain's eyes.
This book is good for anyone who wants to know the other sides of the war. It is a good historical fiction book, for anyone ho likes it./
J.Stadt
Movie Review: Old Fashioned Patriotic Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a classic. I remember seeing it in elementary school for class. I don't know that we learned much except that history can be fun.
This is not "history" in any meaningful sense. It is a historical drama set at the time of the beginning of the American Revolution in the city of Boston. The title character is a young apprentice silversmith who becomes caught up in the "Sons of Liberty" patriotic organization. He takes part in the Boston Tea Party, the signaling from the Old North Church and the running fight from Concord back to Boston. Along the way he carries himself in a responsible and honorable manner. So too are the British (mostly) depicted as honorable people. The teaching value of this film is not in the teaching of historical facts but in the depiction of attitudes and conditions and some of the political causes of the war. Even so, don't watch this for the lesson. Watch it for the story.
Movie Review: A very good movie for all ages
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the book and I saw the movie on TV as a child. I loved them both. I was a bit hesitant to buy the DVD, thinking as an adult I would find it childish and boring. (The main reason I bought it is that the Sons of Liberty song kept going through my head.) In fact, I was entertained and pleased. It's important to keep in mind that this was created as a two-part TV show in the 1950's, so the story is highly condensed and sanitized (for instance, a major character in the book has a better outcome in the movie). Still, it makes a great companion to the book, and I can very well imagine a young person seeing this DVD and wanting to read the book and - - wonder of wonders - - maybe other books about the American Revolution. I should mention that the sets and costumes are amazing. You won't see quality of that sort in a modern TV show.Movie Review: Remember it's a Disney movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I found it interesting reading many of the negative reviews of this movie. What people seem to forget is that this is a 1950's Disney movie. It's not Braveheart. Yes, I agree, it's not as good as the book, but many movies pale next to the books they're taken from. There are 2 good things that should be recognized in these reviews. 1) In the 50's Disney chose to make movies about American History. Today, the American Revolutionary period is all but forgotten in Hollywood and 2) the negative reviewers have made a very good point..the book is better. Reading a book is a much better way to get the essence of a story vs. seeing the movie. Keep reading!Movie Review: Not the best Introduction to the American Revolution
Summary: 4 Stars
Had very high hopes for this movie of introducing the American Revolution in an entertaining way. The movie is an adaptation of the Newbery Award winning historical novel Johnny Tremain which is set during the American Revolution. The movie is okay but not at the exceptional level one generally thinks of for a Disney movie. The highlight of the DVD is Walt Disney talking about human freedom in the Special Feature The Making of Johnny Tremain and Introduction to the movie. As a possible alternative around Independence day would recommend the PBS documentary American Experience John and Abigail Adams which also covers this period.