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its funny i never saw Patton as the villain just a catalyst or maybe an anti-Costner showing what Costner could turn into if he went down the same road as Patton, whereas the real Villain and Hero was Costner himself.
My take on the movie has always been that Costner was a bit pathetic, a drifter, a low level con-man going through life hating it but never really being bothered to actually do anything about it. and through the movie is taught (first by Patton and then a more personal Lesson by the woman and then the Pony Express riders) that self worth and standing up for things you believe in is a good and worthy cause and in the end make a big difference.
did Costner really need to take over three hours to tell this story? almost certainly no but its one of my guilty pleasures and if i need to reaffirm my faith in human nature i find this movie to be pretty good medicine.
My take on the movie has always been that Costner was a bit pathetic, a drifter, a low level con-man going through life hating it but never really being bothered to actually do anything about it. and through the movie is taught (first by Patton and then a more personal Lesson by the woman and then the Pony Express riders) that self worth and standing up for things you believe in is a good and worthy cause and in the end make a big difference.
did Costner really need to take over three hours to tell this story? almost certainly no but its one of my guilty pleasures and if i need to reaffirm my faith in human nature i find this movie to be pretty good medicine.