‘Napoleon’ Director’s Cut Doubles Down On The Film’s Pretentious Themes For 3.5 Hours

[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-12-at-1.56.17 PM-1200x675.png crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-12-at-1.56.17%5Cu202fPM-1200x675.png%22%7D" expand=1]It’s less a Napoleon movie than a movie about Napoleon’s gross psychological underbelly.

In ‘Napoleon,’ Ridley Scott Prints Neither Fact Nor Legend

[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-07-at-2.41.19 PM-1200x675.png crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-07-at-2.41.19%5Cu202fPM-1200x675.png%22%7D" expand=1]Unlike its source material, Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' will soon be forgotten.

Ridley Scott’s Latest Historical Epic Tells A Story, But It’s Not Napoleon’s

Cinematography and a conservative bent are not enough to redeem this historical falsification of Napoleon's life.

Ridley Scott Reduces Napoleon From Man Of Destiny To Man Baby

[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-27-at-3.44.38 PM-1200x675.png crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-27-at-3.44.38%5Cu202fPM-1200x675.png%22%7D" expand=1]'Napoleon' neglects the opportunity to explore themes of destiny, pride, ambition, and the course of history. Instead, the theme is just bafflingly obtuse.

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