Question: Why don't Anne and her parents stay at the Gullah camp with the rest of Martin's family? Yes, Tavington and the British don't know that she has married into his family, but wouldn't staying there be the best bet for their safety?
LorgSkyegon
24th Mar 2025
The Patriot (2000)
17th Nov 2024
The Patriot (2000)
Question: Why was Susan so upset with Benjamin after he left, and why is it she suddenly breaks down, cries, and pleads for him not to go away before he leaves again?
Answer: Because he's her father and she misses him. Her mum is already dead and she recently lost one of her brothers. She's afraid of losing him too.
19th May 2023
The Patriot (2000)
Question: Benjamin and Gabriel both agree that moving Charlotte and the children to the Gullah encampment would be a safe place to hide. How is living out in the open by the ocean a safe place to hide?
Answer: It's the idea of hiding in plain sight, somewhere your enemy is unlikely to look. Tavington and Cornwallis are both upper class Brits and would not likely think of a village of slaves/ex-slaves as somewhere a gentleman would go. Nor would they likely know of any connection they would have there.
10th Oct 2017
The Patriot (2000)
Question: At the end of the movie, Martin stabs Tavington in the stomach, and then in the throat. How does he know Tavington is really dead this time? Earlier in the film, Tavington pretended to be dead twice after Martin's sons shot him.
Answer: Guns were less powerful during Revolutionary times and the wounds were more survivable. Deep and ripping knife stabs to areas like the abdomen and the neck area are more likely to be fatal. Tavington may not die instantly, but he would probably bleed out and/or bleed internally fairly quickly.
Would being stabbed in the stomach, and in the throat have been enough to kill a person as tough as Tavington?
Absolutely. A deep stab to the stomach/intestinal area would be very deadly even today. Being stabbed directly in the throat would kill someone very fast due to a lack of air and inhaling blood into the lungs.
21st Feb 2019
The Patriot (2000)
Question: When the men are at the statehouse, what are they arguing about?
Answer: They are debating whether or not to pass a levy (tax) to fund an army the American Revolution.
Answer: Presumably, Mr Howard has a business or plantation to run. As well, it would be suspicious for all of them to disappear like that. It could also leave their house open to looting.
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