How Accurate is the Boston Massacre in "John Adams?"

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@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

A sincere apology in advance: Jared twice misstates Preston's name as "Prescott," perhaps having in mind William Prescott, another notable of Revolutionary Boston. To compensate for this silly mistake, we present you Preston's account of the Boston incident in his own words: www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/revolution/account1.cfm Carry on.

@ryankeyes3101 9 ай бұрын

Another Prescott who took part in the American Revolution was Samuel Prescott who took part in Paul Reveres midnight ride if I remember correctly he was the only participant in the ride to reach Concord.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

@@ryankeyes3101, indeed!

@ryankeyes3101 9 ай бұрын

@@ReelHistory speaking of the Revolution have you ever thought of taking a look at Assassins Creed 3 i know its a old game but it centers around the French and Indian war and the American Revolution.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

@@ryankeyes3101, we are familiar with it but sticking with film for now. Thanks!

@deepaccc69 7 ай бұрын

You should review Franklin! Great channel.

@TheAtomicAgeCM 9 ай бұрын

good stuff, I remember these videos from a while back. One of my first times walking around in Boston after moving here, we stumbled upon the Boston massacre site, and later the Old North Church. So much history to just stumble upon in this city.

@TrekBeatTK 8 ай бұрын

It’s easy to stumble on if you follow the Freedom Trail

@scldef2223 9 ай бұрын

John Adams has one of the best music and intros of any historical shows I have ever seen! It gives me chills every time I hear it.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

We think it was highly inspired by the opening to "Gods and Generals." kzbin.info/www/bejne/bonXf4eAnd54j9E

@scldef2223 9 ай бұрын

I forgot how beautiful that opening was as well. It also reminds me of Outlanders opening early seasons.@@ReelHistory

@BallymurphyBabe 5 ай бұрын

I completely agree!!

@StephenLuke 9 ай бұрын

I went to the Boston massacre site with my family in August 2023 before I went back to college a few weeks later. Five deaths on March 5, 1770, turned the tide of the history.

@BattleAxe1345 9 ай бұрын

Hope to see the continuation of the John Adams reviews on the remaining episodes soon :)

@petermaerkel9140 9 ай бұрын

I just mentioned that very thing to Jared recently, too.

@gettysburgguy 9 ай бұрын

Good job editing this, Andy!

@tjmul3381 9 ай бұрын

The tendency for many, if not most, Americans to think that these shows and movies ("based" on "real " events) are accurate depictions of such events in history reminds me of the real value of your works. My sincere thanks for your services. I look forward to more Reel History.

@davemac1197 9 ай бұрын

I've lost count of the number of discussions (usually in KZbin comments with my American 'cousins') in which I point out that the historical epsiode we are discussing was badly served by Hollywood, and their response would be along the lines of "of course Hollywood isn't accurate, we know that, we're not stupid, but about the [insert fictional scene here]... that really happened!" Er, no, it didn't...

@mrp4242 9 ай бұрын

The tendency for people such as yourself to assume “many/most” without providing any source or data is also astounding to me. You’ve proven nothing here.

@jeddis92 9 ай бұрын

I have faith that most Americans understand how Hollywood embellishes most of what it touches.

@tjmul3381 9 ай бұрын

@@mrp4242 That's strange....I didn't realize that I was trying to prove anything. I was thanking this channel's workers for their work. Since I was making an observation and sharing an opinion, I'm astounded that you felt the need to reply in such a rather antagonistic way. For people, such as yourself, may I suggest some anger management therapy.

@tjmul3381 9 ай бұрын

@@jeddis92 I must admit that my faith in many Americans to understand the difference between facts and fantasies has been shaken ever since 2016.

@GulNadar 9 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite historical series. Hopefully, we can get a review of the whole season.

@jannarkiewicz633 9 ай бұрын

So in 1976, I was 11 and I grew up south of Boston. We walked the Freedom Trail and all schools focused on the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. Nice, coverage, Jared. Look, I'll get to "Masters of Air." I'm proposing on Saturday so too much going on to catch up on my tv :-)

@pr-fe 2 ай бұрын

When are you gonna do the rest of the series?! I loved the commentary so much, and I’m dying for the episodes you haven’t covered yet.

@ReelHistory 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, Emily got very busy with work and hardly anyone watched the first few episodes. Not to mention HBO demonetized all but one of them. We will get back into a rhythm and finish the series up eventually.

@pr-fe 2 ай бұрын

@@ReelHistory Gotcha. Thank you!

@ereini0n 9 ай бұрын

A work of historical fiction doesn't need to be "accurate", it needs to be believable. And the show did that very well! In fact, I should rewatch it one day, excellent show overall.

@zxbc1 9 ай бұрын

It can be both, and it's better if it's both. John Adams is a great show, but it could have been better.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Good line!

@timalexander7758 9 ай бұрын

Love this content Jared! Keep em coming!

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@rickgregory9616 9 ай бұрын

Very well done. When it comes to Hollywood making a movie based on "real events," keep these two (2) things in mind: (1) "Based on" is a relative term. 'I'm going to base my story on a real event, but I will exercise my right of "artistic interpretation." (2) Hollywood never tells 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth' in anything dealing with real events - especially American history.

@jeddis92 9 ай бұрын

Just stumbled into your channel. I dig the Ft Frederick shirt you're wearing. I have been there several times, usually during the Market Faire in April. It's only a few miles from my house.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Welcome! We welcome you to subscribe.

@deepaccc69 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Would you be able to review Franklin or Manhunt (recent Apple TV releases)? Thank you!

@dexterswoodshop8810 9 ай бұрын

Have you considered doing a video on Gangs of New York?

@OldMusicFan83 9 ай бұрын

Please review Manhunt about the investigation following the Lincoln assassination. It started out interesting, but quickly devolved into the Rockford Files with Secretary of War Stanton running around personally investigating the case. The only thing missing is the gold Firebird, his father Rocky, a beach trailer, and his prison-buddy Angel getting him beaten up by mafia-thugs.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

That's funny! We might steal your analogy.

@OldMusicFan83 9 ай бұрын

@@ReelHistory oh, please do! I love History and Jim Rockford.

@johnkeith2450 9 ай бұрын

I've watched the series at least 5 times

@Edwardl1906 9 ай бұрын

Are you reviewing Manhunt on Apple TV

@SSP_Joel 9 ай бұрын

Forgot about this series… did you guys finish the series or did I miss something?

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Not yet!

@RussellB 9 ай бұрын

This got me thinking, that the only other time I've seen this event in motion was in Assassin's Creed 3, and the way it's presented there, it only seems like 8 or maybe even fewer soldiers did the shooting. Do you happen to know numbers? Like how many soldiers were present and how big the mob actually was?

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Eight soldiers and about 300 protesters.

@davemac1197 9 ай бұрын

This is a weird coincidence - I was just watching last night the episode 'Liberty' of Billions Season 5 in which Paul Giamatti's New York Attorney General Chuck Rhoades had shaved off his goatee and was holding his traditional annual "Jefferson dinner" at his home - I thought... oh hello... it's John Adams reborn! The dinner was also an occasion to plot the demise of Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis - a British actor) with a conspiracy of dubious legality between like-minded allies, and also under 2021 Covid conditions with some attending the dinner by Zoom. The final scene of that episode is also unusual in which Chuck is making eggs for breakfast for his young daughter and business ally from the previous evening's dinner, Mike Prince (Corey Stoll), in a scene in which we watch him make the eggs without any dialogue between the three characters aound the kitchen table. Apparently, this scene is a homage to the final scene in Big Night (1996), even using the same camera angles and blocking.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Such a good series!

@evancrum6811 9 ай бұрын

Have studied the Boston Massacare dating back to elementary school with a diorama! I did think the trial with Adams was pretty good.

@samuel10125 9 ай бұрын

Wasn't the shooting technically an act self defence?.

@OldMusicFan83 9 ай бұрын

I think that is what the court ruled

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

@@OldMusicFan83, correct.

@edmcdonough4530 9 ай бұрын

Let us all remember the most fundamental event. A lawyer in Massachusetts decided to defend British soldiers in a hotbed of disapproval of their presence. He did this with greatest legal endeavor and succeeded. My belief is that the acquittal of those British soldiers by an American brought a glimmer of doubt of what they were against in colonial America. There must be an answer somewhere, but, has anywhere in history there been an instance of defense of the notion of fairness before the law.

@ReelHistory 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input!