Angel Studios' "Young Washington" trades historical nuance for Rambo-style patriotic bombast
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Jacob Oller
Summary
A review/critique of the Angel Studios film "Young Washington," a Semiquincentennial biopic about George Washington that takes an action-movie approach. The article contrasts this bombastic, Rambo-style portrayal with the more nuanced, humorous, and humanizing take on Washington found in Alexis Coe's biography "You Never Forget Your First" and Brad Neely's satirical YouTube video. The piece argues that the film leans into garish, mythologized patriotism rather than offering a genuine historical portrait.
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The A.V. ClubAngel Studios' "Young Washington" trades historical nuance for Rambo-style patriotic bombastavclub.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledI heard that motherfucker had like thirty goddamned dicks
six-foot-twenty, fucking killing for fun
Young Washington, the breathless biopic-turned
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