BRAND NEW NAPOLEON BONAPARTE MOVIE

Honestly I have not been excited for a movie in a while but Everything that I am seeing here gives me hope!
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[@Aguirre788]

Josephine's haircut in 1795 is perfectly ACCURATE. Women about to be guillotined had their long locks cut by the executioner. Fashionable ladies such as Josephine would copy the hairstyle to show how life was fragile (one day partying, the next day sentenced to the guillotine). This is not a grunge '90s' hairstyle.

[@merp9610]

YES, thank you! I was wanting someone to point this out

[@mjbull5156]

It goes along with the red ribbon she is wearing at her throat, indicating the blade's cut.

[@cheeseninja1115]

you can actually find several paintings of her where she has such a haircut.

[@MtnNerd]

Very cool, did not know this

[@NightSkyJeff]

Weird, then, since the woman being guillotined at the beginning of the trailer does _not_ have her hair cut.

[@kingvinoda3896]

I'm glad Hollywood is finally paying attention to the Oversimplified expanded universe.

[@mrcheeto1006]

Is this canon?

[@KapralkijGames]

Best comment ever

[@michaelolatunji2100]

It’s almost been a year guys since his last upload 😭😭😭.

[@riosasin3086]

i heard his wife is a good kisser

[@Bwkjam]

They come out like twice a year like Holidays, and when they do it’s joy. Plus the longer he’s gone, the better the end product usually is

[@antoniakilby3763]

The woman's hairstyle you're referring to was called la guillotine. It became very popular among the younger upper class. As a reminder of the horror. If you see a woman with a red ribbon around her neck, it has the same meaning. So that hairstyle is historically correct for the time.

[@benketengu]

Thank you

[@pergatorio8575]

My best mate is a stunt actor in London, he's been working on this since the end of last year, we are both big history fans, he is playing an English, russian and German soldier and from what he says... It looks epic

[@apricoticpeaches]

NICE! I hope he doesn't get badly hurt or anything

[@pergatorio8575]

@@apricoticpeaches nah, they do great training, it seams most of what he's doing are charges and jumping around the artillery

[@Antares-vj7su]

@@pergatorio8575watch out on what you say on internet he signed an NDA you can get him blacklisted

[@vinz4066]

What German Nation ?

[@pergatorio8575]

@@vinz4066 well, the confederation of the Rhine but you get what I mean

[@nebeskisrb7765]

Considering how eventful Napoleon's life is you could easily make a LOTR sized trilogy and it would still be dense. How will they put all the big events in a 3 hour movie and do them justice is beyond me, especially considering we get to see him even in Moscow in the trailer, so it's not just rise to power. I am afraid that a lot of these set pieces are just trailer baits.

[@Conorp77]

there are six major battle sequences in this movie

[@als3022]

It is a lot to shove into 3 hours, it might have been better if he did it in a series like he did with "The Terror" But, still looks like a real cool Historical Epic. The type they haven't done in years.

[@zeroknight4517]

there is already a 4-part Napoleon tv series, tbh well done, and even in that one the most battles are extremely short, also almost completely missing the Russia fail run, only to focus on the most important life events of Napoleon so a 2 1/2 hour movie won't probably be anything else but a quick relay between the events...

[@tc-channelhobby4051]

There is even an EGYPTIAN ARC Hhahahahahahahah, good ole napoleon

[@waxybikegaminghd8357]

@@als3022😊

[@shortlivedglory3314]

This deserved a series. I'm excited for the movie, but you can't do the man justice in less than twelve hours.

[@ebenezer576]

I ve been told that Steven Spielberg is making one

[@domchuchi1250]

Yes more historical movies, there is still so much potential

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Vive l'Empereur Napoléon Bonaparte. Our French Emperor Napoleon finally getting some recognision

[@domchuchi1250]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 as he should

[@christcosmique6619]

just hopping that this movie dont end like cleopatra

[@nikoclesceri2267]

@@christcosmique6619 or the woman king, or the great.

[@bekhele]

@domchuchi1250 we have in just a few month Nolan,scorsesse, and scott coming with historical stories, its insane. while all superhero movies flopping and disappointing lately it could be a pivotal shift these studio's understand finally how much epic interesting stories are there begging to be told and that there is an audience for it

[@busshock]

Damn it, I told myself I wasn't going to get swept up in any Hollywood hype again, but Ridley Scott making a historical epic can't help but get me excited. I also wouldn't be surprised if this is going to be a 3 hour movie.

[@jacobbwalters8133]

Yeah all the money in the world was pretty long so that would make sense

[@dbilly121]

It's 2 hours and 38 minutes long

[@straightupcocktails]

So, what you said about the accents got me thinking… Accents in historical movies tend not to bother me a lot, but sometimes they can be used very intentionally. I first noticed this in the movie Death of Stalin, where all the actors use their natural accents whether they be American or British or what not. I thought this was actually rather smart because it’s a subtle way of emphasizing how much of a cultural and linguistic tapestry the Russian Empire and Soviet Union were. With Napoleon, I think it would be a really cool, subtle move if Joaquin Phoenix spoke with his natural American accent while everyone else in the cast speaks with predominantly British accents. As a Corsican, Napoleon was considered an outsider in France for much of his early life, which was only emphasized by the fact that he spoke French with a Corsican accent, which was considered very strange by some. I think doing something like that would be a really small but really cool aspect of the way Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon.

[@mrkeego1769]

Great video, just want to clarify a couple of things because the Napoleonic era is my baby: 1) Josephine's haircut: Perfectly fine, she was almost executed herself during the Revolution on account of her familial ties. Her husband had unfortunately lost his life for a lesser reason (failing to adequately defend Mainz) and she was soon to follow, only being saved by the end of the Reign of Terror before her execution. The cut hair was a symbol of alliance with other women who would have unjustly faced the guillotine, but soon after she would grow her hair out. 2) Time frame: We see a quick scene of Napoleon being surrounded by his men in his famous green uniform and bicorne. Considering the men around him are wearing shakos, I believe we're looking at his return from exile in 1815. We also see Moscow burning in the trailer, so the time frame is 1793-1812, but most likely from 1793 to at least 1815, perhaps with a black screen and white text at the end to say "Napoleon lived for six years in exile before dying in 1821" or something along those lines. 3) The voting scene isn't the vote to make him Emperor, it's the vote to make him and two others equal Consuls of France, but Napoleon would quickly use his position to his advantage and be declared "First Consul for Life", making him ruler. The vote to make him Emperor wasn't done by coup but rather popular vote which he won - thanks to his secret police and his brother falsifying the voting details by doubling the 1.5 million voter turnout to 3 million. 4) As regards Austerlitz, by the time that the artillery is unleashed on the Russians (the scene makes it seem like it was all planned to be a trap for the Russians to go that way, in reality it wasn't and the cannons had to be rushed up to take advantage of the situation) they were in full retreat. Napoleon had cut the army in two and the only feasible route the southern section could take was across the frozen pond as the French had secured a steady line from Sokolnitz/Telnitz up along the Pratzen Heights. Most of the cavalry engagements took place more to the north, where the remnants of the Austrian army after Ulm were located. 5) The movies is about 2hrs 30mins. They'd have a LOT to do in that time to justify it. But hey, just look forward to Steven Spielberg's HBO series which will be a seven part series! Apart from that, great video :)

[@elinisguy]

Thanks for Clarifying. And 1.5M -> 3M someone worked super hard. And what about the Steven Spielberg's HBO, when will it be released?

[@KITN._.8]

I honestly don't care if they change thing, the isn't being labeled as a documentary so wether its changing the time or making things more dramatic its all well within there right seeing as this is an action movie. As long as doesn't do anything to dishearten his name or so on im entirely excited

[@benketengu]

Thank you very much for the presentations. I know very little of how about Napoleon. Was that the battle or was it a different battle Where because of Russian army followed The Julian calendar and their allies following the Gregorian calendar failed to meet at the appointed date and time. Both of them arrived on the same date however the days were different as the calendars are different. Hence Napoleon defeated two smaller armies on two different days, rather than a combined one. But I have no idea of the battle name. If you could help me I’d appreciate it.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

The Trailer looks great. While we are on the topic Kubrick wanted to make a Napolion movie and it was one of the most ambitious movies never made.

[@fakjbf3129]

I 100% agree that the scope of this movie is daunting. Even if they were to have all the battles occur offscreen they would still have a hard time fitting everything into a two hour movie. But there are at least three battles shown just in this trailer, that’s going to be eating up a lot of the runtime and mean they have to condense everything else even further. Unless this is going to be a 3-4 hour epic, I just don’t see how they can do the macro level justice. But maybe they’ll be focusing on the micro instead, letting the long term events just blend in the background and focusing instead on micro stuff like Napoleon’s characterization, costumes and battles.

[@als3022]

Think it's three hours. And it looks like it is the historical epic style. Which they haven't done in ages.

[@Quincy_Morris]

I wish more history films covered a wider scope. Wider and shallower, instead of focusing only on a single event. Though films that cover specific events also have their place.

[@afrenchdude5331]

if they do this movie well, maybe it will motivates other producers to cover this time period and do series about it. Hopefully :)

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

honestly seeing Mr.Phoenix as the big little man himself, is definately a power move and i'm all for it.

[@Theguineachannel]

He was average height for the time!

[@suficer7827]

@@Theguineachannel Wasn't he just above the average height back then? or am I thinking of someone else? But yeah he wasn't small, that was due to the British and their propaganda back then lol.

[@magistrumartium]

He was 5'7." I saw his red suit (see First Consul portrait) at an exhibition and realized he was not short after all.

[@bdleo300]

British lies.

[@samuellecalvez6699]

If you want to watch the best movie of napoleon, their is a 4 TV movies series done in the early 00's It's French so it paints napoleon as a complex and flawed character instead of a hero or a villain It has an amazing cast and 4x movie budget

[@asch7906]

One of the rare non-comedy roles of Christian Clavier. He was great.

[@chianghighshrek]

Napoleon's wifes hair actually look semi accurate by looking at the portraits

[@ProjectExMachina]

Dude had a trouble staying in the chair while watching a trailer. I miss having that kind of excitement in my life

[@ScoopityWoop89]

I have to imagine even if it’s 3 hours that there will be a part 2 movie or something because no matter how rushed it is it is just not enough time.

[@presidentbanana4536]

We can see scenes from Napoleons entire career here though, so it must all be in the same movie

[@mungolianbeef]

158 minutes run time

[@hoganshairline4175]

Ridley Scott made The Last Duel (fantastic movie) and every battle scene in that movie that was showed in its trailer was just a quick 10 second highlight reel. With the movie only being 2.5 hours, I fear that all the battles they showed aside from Austerlitz and Waterloo may be just a quick 10 second shot

[@dzelman444]

If It's focusing largely on his relationship with Josephine it's probably not going past 1809. Napoleon fighting the British doesn't necessarily mean Waterloo. It could be Northern Spain vs. John Moore.

[@presidentbanana4536]

@@dzelman444 You can see the square formations from the battle of Waterloo in the trailer

[@TheOnceAndFutureDoug]

Did people not know this was coming? Scott has been working on this for most of his career. He's going into this with the explicit intent on making the biggest, best, most accurate biopic of Napoleon ever. He has every intention on this being his magnum opus. I've been following this for years.

[@TheOnceAndFutureDoug]

Also it's Ridley Scott this is going to be 3-4 hours for the proper cut. See also The Kingdom of Heaven and Gladiator. His director's cuts are ALWAYS better.

[@yaya_is_real]

most accurate but the trailer already has 20 innaccuracies 😭

[@JoryMcDaniel]

@@TheOnceAndFutureDoug So much so, that when I saw the Gladiator Scott Cut, I was already thinking it was 10x better than the theatrical release. Hell, this applies even to goddamn Alien. I can't stand the theatrical version because it's just generic space horror, but when you watch the Scott Cut, you see what he intended the audience to see - which is why I always track down Director's Cuts/Unrated Cuts. Those are the intended experiences IMO.

[@MrPPCLI]

Without makng this an 18 hour epic, we have to assume that there's a main timeline and flashbacks/non linear timline to flesh out what they want to say. There's no way to tell his whole story, in one movie, and do it justice when you tell it from the beginning to the end with a simple, linear timeline. We must have faith in the director, Ridley Scott- he's a fantastic story teller...

[@mjbull5156]

Yes, you could probably do a seven season "Game of Thrones" type series on Napoleon's career and still have the story feel rushed.

[@bekhele]

im pretty convinced they will focus on his rise and what drove him. shots from russia and waterloo will be in memories or flahs forwards. im convinced the austerlitz battle and his cooronation will be at the end of the movie

[@calebraines4321]

It would be best as a band of brothers sized miniseries.

[@dominicadrean2160]

Here's a fun fact Did You Know little black man actually served under Napoleon and his army and his son wrote about his father's story in The Count of Monte Cristo and his son is the author of The Three Musketeers as well😅

[@Dr.Starbound]

Huh, Dumas' father was Creole, didn't know that

[@marcinmichalak2364]

I would not call Tomas Alexander little. In the end he become general

[@als3022]

@@marcinmichalak2364 He was also a rather tall figure. he took more after his mother so he was mixed, but looked more African than he did mixed.

[@BodyGuardOfLies1]

Hearing you talk about accents made me think of the historical series with the best accents ever. Have you seen Allo Allo?

[@theeNappy]

About Josephine's haircut, I just learned it was fashionable for a time for aristocratic women to imitate the look of Marie Antoinette when she executed by guillotine: hair cut short, red ribbon tied around the neck. Napoleon's own sister Pauline wore this look for a bit. I don't know if the fashion was in vogue at the exact time when Napoleon and Josephine met for the first time or if she ever wore it, but that haircut is appropriate to the Revolutionary/Imperial period.

[@Will_Parker]

Considering it's Ridley Scott it's gonna be LOOOONG and still require two or three different extended editions

[@hemmingwayfan]

And I will pay him money for every single one of them

[@tonykriss1594]

He best gives us the six hour director's cut edition.

[@hugolorente7705]

The Austerlitz ice scene is really an overstatement the highlight of Austerlitz was when the fog cleared and Napoleon retook the centre of the battlefield on the plateau of Pratzen.

[@Siriastimeflies]

The very short, messy haircut, called "coiffure à la Titus", was popular for a short while around 1791. It was inspired both by Roman antiquity and by the haircut done to convicts before the guillotine. It was sometimes paired with a red ribbon around the neck, which seems in poor taste but it's hard to know exactly what the intent was... Josephine's "you're nothing without me" might be refering to the power of the foreign traders she brought to Bonaparte. He had to make compromises to keep their support, such as bringing back slavery which the Revolution has abolished.

[@Longshanks1690]

Nah, I think they’re more going for the “You’re just a man without me, it’s my love that makes you a great man” angle. They really want to focus on their relationship and it would be kind of anticlimactic if that line was about political bargaining.

[@DoctorLoudonclear]

While on the topic of Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott, I'd love to see you take a look at Gladiator for you "Good Entertainment, Bad History" series!

[@shanilbahadur7546]

Are you not entertained?

[@jddunebuggy]

I'd like to see a buddy cop movie with Napoleon and Andrew Jackson. Maybe Stakuyi could write that script?

[@Lady_Evelyn]

That would be absolutely hilarious

[@jddunebuggy]

@@Lady_Evelyn Just imagine the banter on a stakeout? AJ: So your Corsican, but they made you emperor of France? NB: Oui. AJ: I thou we had a problem with immigrants taking all our jobs...

[@tenkenroo]

I feel like Andrew Jackson would be the sociopath of the two wanting to kill and or scalp people while Napoleon would just be the ambitious sensible one of the two until Jackson encourages him when he overextends cause it allows him to possibly kill more people

[@ladyphoenixgrey3923]

One shot almost makes it looks like they’re covering all the way to after he escapes from Elba and gets no less than two entire regimens to join his cause without saying a word. The shots showing what seem to be Waterloo make me think they’re gonna do all his major victories and such. I could be wrong, but I’m honestly hoping. Looks like it might be done in flashback segments. I’m guessing from after he’s deposed and captured the second time?

[@sanguinarium1614]

As a French person, I am very impressed. I love Ridley Scott, and I am also surprised to see the interest that Napoleon Bonaparte is generating abroad. The precision and level of historical knowledge in the comments are impressive. Thank you very much.

[@Thenarratorofsecrets]

i have to watch this. love the "whiff of grapeshot" scene

[@RedDeadSakharine]

Seeing you so hyped about this one, I wonder if you've seen the mini series Napoleon from 2002 with Christian Clavier. It's a French-German production, so idk how popular it became in the US/UK, but I always greatly enjoyed that one. Might be worth a review? A good chunk, if not all of it, seems to be available on youtube.

[@n7prgn]

It'll take Marvel Cinematic Universe of historical figures to cover the amount of info it seems their going to pack into this movie

[@TheDoctorFromArknights]

On god, a Marvel Cinematic universe but it's just world history and major events lmfao

[@annabaker8137]

​@@TheDoctorFromArknightsSo you mean like world history?

[@TheDoctorFromArknights]

@@annabaker8137 yeah

[@timnil]

Really dig your enthusiasm. Perhaps this will be a miniseries to cram everything in?

[@petrusjnaude7279]

Even if they cover all that time, the movie is going to be at least 3 hours.

[@ZachCook1397]

According to Wikipedia so big grain of salt the movie is 2h 38m and is described as “napoleon’s rise to power through the lens of his addictive and volatile relationship with Josephine.” Between this and Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple TV + has some interesting movies coming out this fall

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Vive L'Empereur/Long live the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte Best Conquerer in Europe / Greatest Strategic Military Genius with 56 battles won (rumors it's 70 battles won) He made our Country World Power. The Biggest Threat across Europe in the early 19th century. Thanks to him France has the most military victories in History and other iconic figures especially him La Victoire en chantant Nous ouvre la barrière La Liberté guide nos pas Et du Nord au Midi La Trompette guerrière À sonné l'heure des combats Tremblez ennemis de la France Roi ivres de sang et d'orgueil Le Peuple souverain s'avance Tyrants descendez aux cercueils La République nous appelle Sachant vaincre ou sachant périr Un Français doit vivre pour elle ! x2 Pour elle un Français doit mourir ! x2 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜🦅🦅⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 He may be gone but his Legacy wont be forgotten. Battle of Austerlitz 1805 and Battle of Iena 1806 were his best Victory Battles

[@niles8576]

if u want a good historical war movie then tuntematon sotilas aka unknown soldier is a great choice. i would suggest watching the mini series but the newest movie or the oldest is a good choice. the movie is a almost perfect adaption of a book written buy a Finnish soldier who survived the winter war and the continuation war and it tells a story about few soldiers during both of these wars.

[@oz8266]

I'm French and a huge fan of the Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte... I like your analysis... Very good video man.

[@SammiScoop_1]

I'm disappointed that this won't be in theaters this is a movie that seems like it would benefit from a theatrical release.

[@hemmingwayfan]

It will be. Theatrical release on Thanksgiving in the US

[@SammiScoop_1]

@@hemmingwayfan oh I thought they were releasing it on Apple

[@edwardblair4096]

You need a minimum amount of "theatrical release" if you want your movie to qualify for an Oscar. They may plan on making most of their money on pay-for-streaming services, but something this big, with this much money thrown at it, would not pass up a chance for an Oscar nomination, if it is at all possible.

[@ManUtdBoy13]

​@@user-im1ld9gw9oImagine being so stupid and wrong at the same time. You clearly haven't watched The Oscar so why don't you shut up about something you clearly don't know about.

[@LordEsel88]

Too bad it won't be release in theaters in my country. I would have definitely watch it if it did.

[@the_astrokhan]

The hollow squares were also a fixture of the Iberian campaign. So that's not necessarily waterloo, it could be any of the Spanish battles provided they are showing the campaign and not him directly leading the troops...

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

Since this is a “bio epic” it will be at least 3 hours long, and will automatically garner critical praise and academy award nominations regardless of how good it actually is. But truthfully, this actually looks good. Reminds me of 80s historical epics, albeit with more cgi, because of how everything is lit, framed and blocked out.

[@mariamfarrag5357]

Your passion and comments, made me more eager to see it, than when I saw the trailer itself. Love from Egypt 🇪🇬

[@GaspardFR]

At 4:17, it's look like from 100 day when Napoleon reunited with Ney sent to stop him. So I think waterloo is covered, also costumes look the same of the very famous Waterloo movie back in 1970 especially Napoleon grey greatcoat. Also you can tell from the soldier hats and coat colors which are from at least 1810. Also you can see it's soldiers from 5th regiment of the line which was sent to stop him. Later, we see british units forming square (probably from waterloo), I think it's covering his whole life or at least to waterloo.

[@Shortbus-uk1zi]

It would be awesome if you could cover the Crimean war because some call it world war 0 and from my understanding the tactics used were a direct result of the Napoleonic war

[@als3022]

French and Indian Wars/Seven Years war is more of World War I.

[@CanalTremocos]

The guy that directed 'The Duelists' is directing this movie. You'll have to go deeper than hairstyles to find anachronism. Ridley Scott is a major Napoleonic Wars nerd and I'm so excited he's coming back to this setting.

[@Mooseman327]

Scott got the hairstyles 100% correct here. The "History of Everything" guy here clearly does NOT know everything.

[@matthewweeks113]

Honestly hyped but also a little worried that it's just a movie I was hoping for something more of a mini series with a hour or two long episode showing the rise and fall of napoleon

[@leogal063]

Okay, it may have been done before, but I would like to see a video on Josephine and her rise to Empress. From her last minute chance to come to France, surviving the Reign of Terror, dealing with Napoleon's almost obsessive love for her, navigating the Bonaparte family dynamics, to her chess moves to stay in power when she felt Napoleon was going to get rid of her, she is so much more than the 'love of Napoleon's life', which I feel she often gets relegated too.

[@jackpinchuk9541]

It'll probably be at least 2h 45min given everything I've heard about it. So excited for this!

[@ShaneDGri]

Regarding the hair. The style shown was popular amongst men and women and is sometimes called the "Guillotine Haircut" as it imitated the hair being cut short to aid the guillotine cutting through the neck. But more likely it was due to a play about the Brutus' that overthrew the Roman Monarchy and ushered in the Republic - The French Republic being Rome reborn and all, the patriotic middle class used their wealth to display their fashionable patriotism

[@Aguirre788]

thanks, I commented about that too. It annoys me when people comment about things being historically inaccurate when they are actually on point!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Most likely our French Empire is more Deep Far Right Republic. Or Like a Republic Empire. Vive L'Empereur/Long live the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte Best Conquerer in Europe / Greatest Strategic Military Genius with 56 battles won (rumors it's 70 battles won) He made our Country a Powerhouse under his Reign (1804-1815) The Biggest Threat across Europe in the early 19th century. Thanks to him France has the most military victories in History and other iconic figures especially him French Empire Anthem "le Chant de Départ" La Victoire en chantant Nous ouvre la barrière La Liberté guide nos pas Et du Nord au Midi La Trompette guerrière À sonné l'heure des combats Tremblez ennemis de la France Roi ivres de sang et d'orgueil Le Peuple souverain s'avance Tyrants descendez aux cercueils La République nous appelle Sachant vaincre ou sachant périr Un Français doit vivre pour elle ! x2 Pour elle un Français doit mourir ! x2 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜🦅🦅⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 He may be gone but his Legacy wont be forgotten.

[@andrewo5296]

I'm glad we get naval battles and hell yes hollow square formations! 💪 For myself I thoroughly enjoy the background statistics and indepth knowledge you have when covering specific battles and fights. Always love actual facts.

[@thomasvertommen9526]

This looks pretty promising. I just hope they'll be able to cover his entire rollercoaster of a life, because that'll take a LONG movie, or a trilogy. There's a reason why people made Napoleon's life into a miniseries in 2002 rather than a movie... and even that series skips over quite a lot of stuff, or barely touches the surface. Napoleon was basically my first big encounter with giants of history, and I did a "report" on him in school when I was 9 years old with the help of my grandfather 😀... Please be good. I can't handle this being like Alexander, skimming over 80% of the title character's life.

[@ab-in5uj]

Seeing the hollow square in action is so cool

[@matthewmatt5285]

1000%~

[@horseface31]

I love this, I want all of this. Please do a series about all of the Napoleonic Wars. from the rise of napoleon to Waterloo. throw in a section about Wellington too. and blucher and the Russians too.

[@briand8180]

Little info on napoleonic strategy. Such as his ability to utilize artillery effectively, army maneuvers aka speed to deploy; divide and unite his forces for battle, and communication

[@thor8606]

Safe travels!!! Hope the tour goes well!

[@dastemplar9681]

I’m getting Napoleonic “Legend” vibes from this and I’m completely fine with it. What else would I expect from a 3-4 hour retelling of three decades of Napoleon’s military career?

[@sirerot2130]

at 3:28 it's called "Le Bal des Victimes" (The Victims' dance), it would have been a clandestine evening given to those who had survived the guillotine sentence, very often relatives of those condemned. the red ribbon around the neck symbolises decapitation

[@tenkenroo]

I think if they made a multi season epic on HBO called the napoleonic age would be badass. Cause there is this chunk of history driven by this guys sense of conquest it could definitely be badass.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

If I had to guess, it's going to cover his actions at the siege of Toulon, the whiff of grapeshot in the streets of Paris, the the Italian campaign (with emphasis on Marengo), the Egyptian campaign (specifically the the Battle of the Pyramids), the coup of 18 Brumaire, the coronation, and Austerlitz; all through the lens of Napoleon's relationship with Josephine. The way I've read it described the premise as: He conquered the world for her, then he conquered the world to spite her.

[@stewdiesalot4008]

I would love to see your history of his rise and fall. You are one of my favorite history channels and I'd love to see your unique take on his history

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Not to be one of those 'actually' people- but Josephine was known as a ' _merveilleuse_ '- part of the subculture that rose in in post-Revolutionary Paris - one of her contemporaries was the scandalous Theresa Tallien, whose style was even more daring- male counterparts were known as the ' _Incroyables_ '; the transitional _Directoire_ era fashions could actually be pretty wild - her hairstyle in the scene appears to be an impression of the 'Hairstyle a la Titus'- because wigs were out, as they represented the nobility & the bourgeois- & the Terror still a very recent memory; the survivors memorialised their connection to victims of the Terror, through _Bal's Victimes_ or, 'Victim's Balls'- & you could only attend if you'd lost a loved one to the guillotine - you dressed or cut your hair short, like you were preparing it for the blade- wore old mourning dress, rather than new clothes- & finished off the look with a narrow red neck ribbon, to symbolise the cut... There were other parties were *_even wilder_* stuff was rumoured to occur...

[@csaw200]

Saw this Trailer last night, whilst watching your Vikings Video. Movie looks how Good? Amazing.

[@whimai412]

This looks awesome, I'm stoked to check it out. I hope it's a long enough movie to cover everything. And I'm here for whatever content you put out, it's awesome sauce.

[@IanGerritsen]

3 hour directors cut edition please!

[@charliepotter5785]

I'm curious if some of the revolution scenes could be flashbacks as he discusses with Josephine. It would allow them to briefly tell his rise through flashbacks without committing the necessary time to do it justice

[@SuperEcho64]

I did my Army Engineers Captain's Course thesis on Napoleon's march in to Russia. I'm here for it bro, get that video up!!

[@Tijnob]

In my opinion the no accent thing is actually a positive. The only thing better would be speaking the actual language. Only use accent when you want to make clear this character is from a different country than where the main characters are from, like napoleon in every British comedy (hoh hoh hoh im french).

[@Tijnob]

My biggest fear for this movie is that all the cool shots in the trailer is everything we actually see from those battles

[@jamesalexander5623]

"I Fart in your general Direction!"

[@geodkyt]

Thus, why the trope of "Romans have British accents" exists.

[@suficer7827]

@@jamesalexander5623 Even before seeing what your comment said, I read instantly in a French accent lol

[@linuxares]

Try contacting Apple and see if they're cool with a review copy

[@stephenjohnson8237]

I’m so excited. Napoleon is literally one of the most fascinating and interesting characters in history. The resume is impressive. Countless victories, was crowned emperor by the pope himself, fought battles in front of the pyramids and had countless adventures there and the list goes on. Back that up by him being betrayed by one of the greatest actors currently? Shut up and take my money

[@PaxofPI]

I love that this is the way I found out about this movie. Had I just seen the trailer I would probably just shrugged it of a another epic movie from Ridley Scott, and with Phoenix in the lead role, it looks to be a good one. But hearing your take on the trailer as I see it for the first time has me more hyped for this movie than any trailer could ever do, so now I’m hoping it’s as good as it looks to be!

[@Glockler]

Phoenix is channeling Commodus.

[@piercebunge4297]

A 4 and a half hour cut is being will possibly be made, too!

[@michaelwalker7400]

I'm guessing to have a detailed discussion of what's shown so far, we're looking at around a 3.5 hour movie. If it were just on Apple it can work much better than in theaters, since you can pause and go back. He also would have been with someone else other than Josephine by Waterloo, if that's what is being shown with the British in squares of four. The Battle of Austerlitz is off because they would have avoided sending troops across it. The Battle of the Nile is off as well since they didn't fight right next to the pyramids. It's at least going so far as his reurn from exile, because the one scene is of him walking through troops after challenging anyone to shoot him.

[@Joeface-mg5qh]

Of the history movies I think would be fun to cover I have a few.... Apollo 13 The Revenant Letters from Iwo Jima Lincoln Schindler's List The King's Speech and Glory Just to name a few movies I think would be interesting to go over

[@theemissary1313]

Another bonus from the trailer is the cannons recoil when fired, despite firing blanks.

[@bekhele]

Josephine absolutely kind of made partly napoleons career that is accurate. when he was getting popular and won battle after battle he was still regarded y the french elite as that Corsican, a people the french truly looked down upon and treated them almost as sub humans, being inferior not truly Italians not truly french. they saw napoleon as little more then a useful tool for their agenda's. but it was because of Josephine, he had suddenly acces to the higher elites all over Europe, she opened all the doors for him to have support in important cicles. she often acted as a diplomat on his behalve and did so exceptionally well, since she was from higher society. and he was so mad by her, many things he did was to actually impress her. so yeah she contributed a lot to the man he became

[@cartersamberlad17775]

This movie is going to be FIVE HOURS at *least*

[@shanilbahadur7546]

Somebody commented it's 2:38

[@alejandrostahlaguilar4874]

the hollow square was a very common tactic employed by infantry to counter cavalry charges, it was not exclusively employed at Waterloo. What I don't see in this square is the bayonets fixed on the end of the muskets, which are an integral part of the square's defense. No horse is dumb enough to throw itself to a wall of spikes, no matter how well trained. What I consider accurate is the formation of the square itself, with the colors in the middle next to the officers. I'm pleased to see that the square is also not moving, which many in Hollywood try to do. While a very well trained unit could in dire circumstances slowly move the square, the amount of training and unit cohesion for this maneuver was almost never worth the risk. What we see in that scene is more realistic, with the cavalry flowing around and circling. This is also why redcoats didn't like facing chasseurs or cavalry and artillery.

[@joesmutz9287]

Apple TV is inconsistent with quality, but this looks like it could be one of the good ones. We haven't gotten a good war movie/series in that era for a very long time, so I really hope this does the job

[@RangerUTG]

I got a video idea rumbling around in my head. The failed peace attempts by all sides during ww2. From Stalin desperately trying to stop Hitler through diplomatic channels after barbarossa, to Rudolf Hess and himmler trying to break western allies off. There's probably a bunch more that I'm not thinking of, but the "what ifs" of these could make an interesting video 🤔

[@__-fm5qv]

If they cover everything, and pace it appropriately, than this could be one hell of a movie! Considering its coming out a week before my birthday I think I know what I'm now doing xD

[@Sauron-sl7dk]

There was a Napoleon mini series with Gerard Porto, John Milkovic, Elizabeth Rossellini. Try the movie Waterloo, with Rod Stiger, and Christopher Plummer.

[@mhnnamardini7489]

yes please make a long video about it thank you. keep up the good work

[@redwithblackstripes]

Its either Austerlitz or Eylau, both battles had canons shooting at a frozen rivers although in the case of Austerlitz it's a bit of a disputed thing.

[@reilley26]

I'm very picky about the voices and sounds I'm listening to so I will definitely check out any Napolean videos you out out rather than trying to find stuff on other channels!

[@BitterComments]

Netflix version: _So, Napoleon was a black lesbian…_

[@romainsavioz5466]

Whatever they say in school Napeon was black

[@Scoob505]

Netflix really embarrass themselves

[@francoisdelaat4799]

😂😂😂

[@Lady_Evelyn]

No he wasn’t

[@Scoob505]

@@Lady_Evelyn ohhh shit really

[@redsands1001]

It's ridley scott. It's going to look great. But his recent output has been mixed

[@dakotawhite2524]

It's basically the movie Waterloo which was also another story that told Napoleon's rise and fall and you talk about a historically accurate movie that one was pretty good for the day and age win it what was filmed

[@waltergibson9178]

Climbing the walls at the seige of Toulon

[@itsmebatman]

When the history guy gets so excited about only the movie trailer there is some serious promise in this project. Mr Phoenix looks like a well casted Napoleon. I wonder how they are going to describe/show Napoleons disaster in Russia.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Campaign of Russia 1812 At least he gave a try to invade it. He was unaware of the Extreme Cold

[@fagerdam]

Phoenix would otherwise be great but he is a little old to play the part. I was surprised when I saw the trailer that they didn’t try to make him look younger.

[@raybuscus8257]

If you want to get a better idea of what's going on in the film/have a bit more context, I recommend Epic History TV's series on the Napoleonic Wars This is my recommended viewing order for Epic History TV's Napoleonic War Series as it's in chronological order in terms of events: Napoleonic Infantry Tactics: A Quick Guide - (Optional, as it's covered in (11) Napoleon Defeated) (1). Napoleon's First Victory: Siege of Toulon 1793 (2). Napoleon's First Campaign Ep1: The Little Corporal (3). Napoleon's First Campaign Ep2: Battle of Castiglione (4). Napoleon's First Campaign Ep3: Battle for Mantua (5). Napoleon's First Campaign Ep4: The Bridge at Arcole (6). Napoleon's First Campaign Ep5: Rivoli (7). Napoleon's Masterpiece: Austerlitz 1805 (8). Napoleon Smashes Prussia: Jena 1806 (9). Napoleon Defeats Russia: Friedland 1807 (10). Napoleon's Great Blunder: Spain 1808 (11). Napoleon Defeated: Aspern 1809 (12). Napoleon's Revenge: Wagram 1809 (13). Napoleon's Spanish Ulcer: Spain 1809 - 1811 (14). Wellington Strikes: Salamanca 1812 (15). Napoleon's Invasion of Russia 1812 (16). Napoleon's Bloodiest Day: Borodino 1812 (17). Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow 1812 (18). Napoleon 1813: The Road to Leipzig (19). Wellington's Triumph: Vitoria 1813 (20). Napoleon 1813: Battle of the Nations (21). Napoleon Endgame: France 1814 (22). Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo 1815 (23). Napoleon's Marshals: Pérignon, Brune, Sérurier, Kellermann. (24). Napoleon's Marshals: Bernadotte, Augereau, Lefebvre, Mortier. (25). Napoleon's Marshals: Saint-Cyr, Oudinot, Victor, Murat. (26). Napoleon's Marshals: Bessières, Macdonald, Masséna. (27). Napoleon's Marshals: Suchet, Ney, Soult. (28). Napoleon's Marshals: Berthier, Lannes, Davout.

[@JacquesOF]

Im now waiting for the longer directors cut hahaha

[@owenschnitzler9340]

Do a full podcast on the Battle of Austerlitz! Most people I know have described Napoleon as the “short guy at Waterloo.” I want them to know just why he was so feared!

[@Mooseman327]

And he wasn't "short." That was a Brit fiction, as so much is. He was 5'6" tall or perfectly average for the time and place.

[@avalle4493]

Their is a way to make a 2h30m movie cover Napoleon story: Tell it through the eyes of his relationship with Josephine. If the complexity of war and politics take a secundary roll it is possible to oversimplify the story.

[@MichaelPallada]

Okay, up front, I know you from your Tiktok's and they're awesome. Just now found out you have a KZbin channel en I subbed ofcourse. Haven't checked any other content of you on here yet, but would it be an idea that you 'reacted' to trailers of or 'full' historical movies. I love that genre but I'm not an history buff like you so I would love have some insight into those movies and if they're accurate (enough). Will be checking out more content on your channel in the coming (it's 1AM so a little late to start right now).

[@HellbirdIV]

Ridley Scott already made the Extended Cut of *Kingdom of Heaven* over 3 hours long, and that's a much more self-contained and comparatively 'short' story, so I don't think there's any reason to worry that this movie will be just 2 hours long, and if there is a 2-3 hour Theatrical Cut, well we'll hopefully get the full intended experience as an Extended Cut down the line!

[@djcokeisnotreal9810]

I really hope that this movie is like 3 to 4 hours long so we could have a whole experince of this. Like i love napoleons story and i hope they do him justice and show how both great and not so good he his. Also i believe that the battle he mentions to the one girl(sorry can't spell her name) could be a flashback type sequence to shorten the time. Plus Egypt may be short to since after Egypt he takes power in his little coup(also I'm pretty sure he fought the British there before leaving for France, while also leaving behind lots of his men to die in the sands there). Either way can't wait to see both the movie and your video on it.

[@popeles]

this needs to be atleast 3 hours to fit everything in...would watch it even if it was longer tho looks SICK so far

[@dariovirga7711]

Seems pretty awesome. And can't help but remember that line from that Woody Allen movie (Love and War?) Where Allen's character confront Napoleon to assassinate him and the following exchange occurs "You're a tyrant and a dictator and you declare wars!" "Why is he listing my merits?"

[@elimacmichael3147]

Would love to see some videos just explaining the battles and tactics of Napoleon

[@jamesalexander5623]

Just watch "Waterloo" 1970. The Greatest Battle Film Ever! Rod Steiger played Napoleon and Christopher Plummer played Wellington. Tens of Thousands of extras! No CGI.

[@generalsandnapoleon]

Looks incredible. I might have to cover the trailer in the podcast.