NAPOLEON OFFICIAL TRAILER REACTION!! | Ridley Scott | Joaquin Phoenix | Apple TV

[@drozwalker9]

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Pheonix have that magic touch. I can't wait for this story and the cast performance come to life on the big screen. I love the impactful visuals and riveting score in this trailer.

[@bdleo300]

Not sure about Joaquin Phoenix, he's is a good actor but not for this role.

[@zachtuipulotumiller3559]

Napoleon wasn't short, he was actually above average height for his time.

[@JohnRochaSays]

Uh huh…

[@zachtuipulotumiller3559]

@@JohnRochaSays He was 5'6" and the average height of European men during the early to mid-1800s was 5'5"

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

"short" should get Joe Pesci or Danny Devito to play Napoleon LOL

[@jewsco]

@@JohnRochaSayshe wasn’t short for his time as the average height then was 5’5” and he was 5’6” 5’7”. It was one of the slurs the English made about him to make him seem lesser . Who was short was founding father and 4th president James Madison who was around 5’3”

[@Tazza19931]

Exactly that.

[@redcomet0079]

Phoenix looks just like Napoleon Ridley Scott is one of the greatest directors ever. Gives me Gladiator vibes just like you said

[@itsaashish]

And the Oscar goes again to Joaquin Phoenix :)

[@JoaqStan]

💯

[@Alejandro-ny9pv]

This looks Like a best picture contender

[@philrm99]

Yep, looks good.

[@amjid300]

Another Apple TV hit after Killers of the Flower Moon in October then this in November. This is Cinema.

[@Vulcanerd]

No... This is... Sspppaaarrtttaaaaaahhhh~ I think I’m in the wrong movie...

[@commandZee]

So far it looks promising, I hope it's good! He doesn't get enough attention here in the US, but Napoleon, for better and for worse, was a giant influence on world history.

[@travisspazz1624]

Balde Runner boys gonna own November! Joaquin back with Ridley as an emperor. Chef's kiss.

[@davidcabreonmunoz6258]

"The ideas that underpin our modern world-meritocracy, equality before the law, property rights, religious toleration, modern secular education, sound finances, and so on-were championed, consolidated, codified and geographically extended by Napoleon. To them he added a rational and efficient local administration, an end to rural banditry, the encouragement of science and the arts, the abolition of feudalism and the greatest codification of laws since the fall of the Roman Empire. " -Andrew Roberts, British historian.

[@justintoner9817]

This looks really cool, thanks for the reaction!

[@Delboy0]

It is a complete myth Napoleon was short, he was actually taller than the average man at the time. It was propaganda created by the British when they were at war with France, that he was an extremely short man. The British defeated the Napoleon and their lie stuck so now people think Napoleon was an extremely short person when he never was. The winners decide the history.

[@JohnReedy07163]

He was average height for his time! 😉

[@codyyh9421]

Also doesn't french having a different inch than the british one also have something to do with it. in french measurement he was 5'2 but in british units he was 5'7 so maybe the british thought he was 5'2 in their own measurement and therefore the myth started going around

[@auramaster8459]

@@codyyh9421No, he was measured 5'2" on St. Helena so he was probably measured using British measurements since St. Helena was a British colony.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

This comment is so damn common it’s “propaganda” itself

[@Conorp77]

Quote from the future Marshal Massena upon meeting Napoleon; 'His small size and puny face did not put him in their favour, but as soon as he donned his general's hat, he seemed to grow by two feet.'

[@SpencerKelly93]

@4:10 we see it as arrogance now because it was his TREMENDOUS success that caused him to make a series of bad decisions, the largest of which being his invasion of Russia....but, through his entire military career, he had achieved so much success so regularly....I find it hard to believe you or I or anyone would be able to avoid that line of thinking. I mean...to this day, his record as a military commander is unprecedented when put up against many of the other great military leaders like Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great. When compared to them, he has so many victories in such a competitive era of warfare...he is truly in a class of his own. I mean, his prowess on the battlefield caused EVERY European power to rethink the way they fought...that is seldom found elsewhere in history.

[@auramaster8459]

His Spanish invasion was arguably a much larger blunder than his Russian invasion.

[@simonsection1170]

As a fellow GEN X ER . I am Thankful that this Ridley Scott directorial storytelling will be viewed on the big screen. Dolby for me I like to keep my legs up I’m spoiled. Interestingly what stood out for me was your reaction to the seen where Napoleon was blasting his ‘CANNON’S at the faces of the Sphinx. Was this because he noticed that the faces where not of European origin? HOT MIC TAKE! African? Egyptian? People of Colour? I’ve also remembered stories that the SPHINXES had noses that resembled bird peaks. KZbin history research is so confusing these days.

[@thaIllYankee]

So Commodus was Napolean in his next life? Really like the Gladiator vibes that Joaquin & Ridley are portraying 👍🏾 This flick seems like a great precursor to what Phoenix will do in Folie à Deux next year.

[@darrellpowell6042]

4 hrs movie right there

[@erikstevenson8508]

This looks incredible. I haven't been super impressed with many movies so far this year (not that I hated many, just thought a lot were "meh"). But with this year closing out with Oppenheimer from Nolan, Barbie from Gerwig, Napoleon from Scott, Dune Pt.2 from Villeneuve, Killers of the Flower Moon from Scorsese it may shape up to be one of the most incredible second-halfs ever. I'm personally also looking forward to The Creator from Gareth Edwards, seeing Nia DaCosta take on the MCU with The Marvels, seeing Taika Waititi go back to smaller movies with Next Goal Wins, and seeing what new stuff Snyder is cooking up with Rebel Moon. Just an absolutely packed 6 months.

[@nikitamohan3390]

Wonka from the Paddington movie looks like a perfect heartwarming Christmas musical movie. Also, there's David Fincher's The Killer based on a graphic novel of a serial assassin and Emerald Fennel's Saltburn

[@Alazoom76]

Looks amazing! Ridley is one of the giants.

[@storywala88]

This looks very well done. Well put.

[@sebraven]

So dune 2 and napoleon all in the same month in November. What a truly epic month

[@k.vn.k]

I see Joaquin, it’s a guarantee watch.

[@azbadfish]

This looks AWESOME! Holy crap! I kind of wish I hadn't seen the frozen lake bit but damn I can't wait to see this!

[@paulbismuth10]

Weird how from simple captain to emperor he kept his hat (in the trailer). Small man syndrome is also something wrong because he was of regular height for his time (1. 67m).

[@JoaqStan]

One of the best reaction videos, I saw all the Napolean trailer reactions. Yes I did that 😮 so hyped!!

[@ezekel.4656]

This looks great! I only wish Kubrick would’ve finished his Napoleon film.

[@MichaelNewmanII]

Napoleon will forever be the "short dead dude" from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 😂😂

[@JamesMLeggatJrP2E]

Coolness

[@Vulcanerd]

So, I’d heard about Napoleon and the short man’s complex, but I heard that he was about average-ish height for his time? I don’t have anything solid to go by, but I think I read or heard that somewhere.

[@MrNathansdad]

That is correct. Nobody in his time thought him short.

[@Delboy0]

It is a complete myth Napoleon was short, he was actually taller than the average man at the time. It was propaganda created by the British when they were at war with France, that he was an extremely short man. The British defeated the Napoleon and their lie stuck so now people think Napoleon was an extremely short person when he never was. The winners decide the history.

[@transylvanian8437]

He was average height, though he was often portrayed and seen among his guardsmen, who were the elite of the elite of the French Army. Back in those days infantry was divided into two types, lines and light. The line was subdivided into fusiliers and grenadiers( these were made up of taller, stronger guys, and many made into Napoleon's Guard). Besides simple propaganda, being often seen besides his Guard may have given the impression that he was short.😅

[@DUNOIS62]

@@Delboy0 Correction. The British WITH the Russians, Austrians, Prussians and many others defeated Napoleon.

[@Tware8100]

Looks awesome

[@MrAlkylation]

Movie doesn’t make sense according to the trailer but looks entertaining. He is 50 year old in 1789 and he is still 50 year old in 1815 waterloo 😅

[@ljm9359]

"Men of genius are meteors destined to burn to light up their century" - The Imperial Emperor of Europe and the French, Napoleon.

[@Vulcanerd]

I know Napoleon’s been done before through the decades, but I’m looking forward to a modern rendition of this. I have a weird relationship with Ridley Scott. There are movies I consider absolute masterpieces like Bladerunner and Alien and the like. But, there are also a goodly number of his films that I’m not a big fan of (even if some have been positive critically or even loved by the audience). I hope this will fit into the former category.

[@harveyjane432]

Joaquin Phoenix ❤❤❤

[@donaldconley295]

I just found out about this film yesterday. Which is odd because I make a list of movies I want to see a year in advance. As a fan of Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, and history I was sold before seeing the trailer. I need to research more about Napoleon. History classes just taught me him as a general and his battles. Since then I’ve heard some have label as one of the most evil men in history. I need to find out why, or if it’s more grey area like most politicians, generals and leaders.

[@richyaxl1151]

Film looks amazingly executed! I get the vibes that Ridley Scott's Commodus from Gladiator reincarnated to be Napoleon and became yet again a powerful villain almost taking over the world as his previous past life as Julius Caesar would've wanted. 😅

[@sanguinarium1614]

Napoleon measured five foot, two inches and three lines tall, equivalent to 1,686 metres. By today's standards, he would be considered on the small side; however, this was not the case in his day.

[@ryan7864]

Fun fact: Napoleone's first language was Corsa, an Italian dialect. He didn’t start learning French until he was ten.

[@marcgarrigosmane166]

And his family was an ardent nationalist that wanted a independent corsica

[@Number0neSon]

The Little Corsican!

[@lahire4943]

@@marcgarrigosmane166 Not at all. Napoleon's father was a partisan of a French Corsica.

[@ryan7864]

@lahire4943 Not at first. Carlo di Buonaparte was dedicated to Corsican Independence along with Pasquale Poali. It wasn’t until he realized the effort was doomed and it would be better to make peace.

[@JEON_CENA]

False. He knows how to speak French as Corsica became feemch before his birth yet it wasn't the main language. He learned french before being 10. At 10 years old, he left his family and Corsica for a school in France

[@AnabelleLee100]

I do not want to get Apple TV so I guess I better preorder tickets so I don't miss out on it.

[@foxyscorpio8888]

My Grandma told me Napoleon was a dwarf, Inuit woman!

[@Vulcanerd]

Napoleon is also famous for saying, “And you have my axe!”

[@FahmiBen-wg7hh]

Napoléon short ? 😂😂 This why he is my favorite charactere because the world hate on and try to lie again the man who change the world

[@randyfloyd560]

If its Marie Antoinette in the opening sequence, it's completely wrong. She rode backwards in the cart. Her hair was chopped very close before she left prison and she was made to wear white as her usual black dress of mourning was forbidden. They feared it would illicit sympathy for her from the crowds. She also wore a mop cap. All of this was captured by the artist David in his famous sketch. The film looks great.

[@T3MediaStudios]

how the heck did my reaction get blocked and by brotha Rocha getting his reaction in? Who do I have to bribe?

[@JohnRochaSays]

I just reuploaded it. Sometimes it’s just that simple. Haha

[@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.

[@JohnRochaSays]

Woof. That’s quite a response. I’m just gonna watch the film, Guy.

[@richardextall2002]

He made a mistake at Waterloo.

[@ugoeze7360]

A lot of these French characters have English accents. #Multiculturalism 😅

[@Phantoma3]

But where are the capes and the flying aliens?

[@MN-vz8qm]

"small man complex" HE WASN'T SMALL BUT AVERAGE SIZE !!! He most certainly was ugly af tho, considering women really didn't like him and described him as a creep (until he turned into some sort of emperor-god and suddenly was super attractive).

[@samdumond6501]

France bought Corsica from the Republic of Geneva in 1769 the same year of Birth of Napoleon on August 15, He was born French, his family speak Corsican a local dialect, then student of the Royal Military School of Brienne, in the age of 10 years. at 16 he became a second lieutenant in the artillery, he saw the destruction and the massacres during the revolutions he did not like that, Napoleon he loved order like any soldier at 26 after having repressed the royalists in Paris he became General of the army of Italy and the beginning are grandiose destiny '' he also won the Victory at Toulon '' love level the first love and Désiré Clary but it was a disappointment for him because will choose another French officer Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte who will later become King of Sweden. in the salon of the board of directors he will get to know Joséphine de Bauharnais who has a lot of network in high society, all the 2 will be very in love she was the woman of that life even after their divorce in 1808 I believe, he will remain very close. but Napoleon had mistresses one of the ladies-in-waiting of the Empress 'Éléonore Denuelle' will give him a son Léon. Marie Walewska a Polish countess will also give him a son 'Aléxandre' We remember that in addition to a professional soldier and the fights he led all his life to defend France, he was also a brilliant politician who laid the foundations of the current French system. Equality of citizens, civil code, commercial code to simplify relations between people, major schools, monuments, public buildings destination. The list is long. He was a man of exceptional will. A man who ultimately never had time to live for himself, constantly monopolized by a destiny he couldn't control. Its battles were never fought for entertainment, only to protect national sovereignty. He systematically asks for peace after each decisive victory. Eternal gratitude to the Emperor of the French

[@thebeastofbrayroad9382]

Geneva ??????

[@samdumond6501]

@@thebeastofbrayroad9382 the republic of Genoa

[@thebeastofbrayroad9382]

@@samdumond6501 The grammatical error is understandable

[@thedarkknight2221]

Even though I don’t like that Joaquin is too tall to play Napoleon, I think his performance looks phenomenal! I have been wanting a large scale biopic of Napoleon since I learned about him in school as a kid. This man changed the face of warfare, his philosophy was that artillery and cavalry could easily defeat any infantry in the world no matter how large. When he was in the Paris Military Academy he would spend hours after hours, days after days, studying canon ballistics.

[@CharleyGurl]

He's only 2 inches taller than Napoleon. It's his American accent that's killing me.

[@Delboy0]

It is actually complete myth Napoleon was a short person. He was actually taller than the average person, but the British when they are at war with Napoleon wanted to spread negative propaganda about Napoleon so created the lie that Napoleon was an extremely short man and the propaganda stuck, because now people think Napoleon was a short man when he never was.

[@ryan7864]

@@CharleyGurl Good luck finding an A-list actor who can replicate a Corsican accent

[@CharleyGurl]

@@ryan7864 An Italian with a French accent? Anything would be better than the American accent.

[@everburn]

@@CharleyGurl So you want him to talk with a goofy French accent the entire movie?

[@Tazza19931]

Napoleon was average height for the time. The notion of him being short comes from British propaganda.

[@stephanieperry1119]

I actually believe that was a different measurement in England and mainland Europe at the and in the English one was used when was an Exile.

[@bdleo300]

Not sure about the main actor... Joaquin Phoenix is a good actor but not for this role. He looks emotionless, Napoleon was actually very passionate.

[@itsjohnnyr8560]

With a Ridley Scott movie, you invite the inevitability of huge inaccuracies. There’s so many in the trailer already

[@pamelaiverson5527]

Joachim Phoenix is too old for the part and Kirby too young. Josephine was 6 years older than Napoléon, Kirby is 15 years younger than Phoenix. Napoleon was in his late twenties to early thirties during the Italian and Austrian campaigns and when he became First Consul. He was just 35 when he became Emperor. Joachim Phoenix will be 50 next year and looks older. Visually very bad choices and historically inaccurate. What else will they change to suit the narrative?

[@TheCds777]

Did Napoleon speak English??? lol

[@AnabelleLee100]

About 2 billion people today speak English so it should do well.

[@MrAlkylation]

He learnt English few years before he died

[@TheCds777]

@@AnabelleLee100 talking about back in his day. He was born in France, he should speak french with subtitles no?

[@afrenchdude5331]

No, only when he was kept prisoner in St Helena before he died. French was the international language at this time, all the nobility of Europe was speaking French.

[@CharleyGurl]

​@@TheCds777He spoke French with a heavy Corsican accent.