Battle Of Austerlitz Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HD

This movie was made to give every history teacher a heart attack.

I liked when Napoleon said "it's napoleonin time" and napoleoned the historical accuracy

Ridley Scott's version of Aliens was more Historically accurate

Napoleon used a brilliant form of communication, his orders were instantly received by all units without a radio. :D

"I remember my grandfather saying to me: I don't care what they tell you in school, battle of Austerlitz looked this way." (Ridley Scott, 2023)

I live near the real-life Austerlitz (Slavkov in Czech). There's a highway next to it, so you can see the battlefield every time you drive around it to Brno. I'm also quite versed in military history and my close friend is an expert on Napoleon's campaigns. We both laughed hysterically when we saw this rendition of the battle. It's sad Ridley Scott lost his touch.

Of all the things that didn't happen, this wins the highest award.

So much passion went into displaying the scale of the battle, how communication could happen over long distances, and other little pieces that show off the difficulty of a battle of this scale. I just don't understand why Ridley Scott went for such an ahistorical account of events. There were so many amazing things he could have explored, it's just disappointing that a project with such great potential didn't stick to what really happened.

What kills me about this is Joaquin says 'let them think they have the higher ground' in this scene. Which is correct since the actual Battle of Austerlitz did revolve around letting the opponent have the Plateau of Pratzen so they'd feel secure. Only we're not seeing the Austrians and Russians occupy a higher ground here. Throughout the scene they're on an even field and later an icy lake. It's the French who occupy the high ground from the start. So why did Scott include that line? To tease us with the actual Battle of Austerlitz?

If you're a fan of military history, this depiction of the battle is torture.

"My good wife Josephine" Lmao

The only thing historically accurate in this battle is Napoleon didn’t interrupt Ridley Scott while he was making this mistake

There is so much wrong with this portrayal of the Battle of Austerlitz. The Napoleon miniseries did it justice.

"It''s a trap!" Admiral Ackbar: "No shit."

All I could think of was Monty Python: "Run away! Run away!" LOL!

You can’t lie though, without the historical inaccuracies this is a masterfully shot and edited battle sequence

With that kinda atmospheric setting, this could have been such powerful scene, had he stuck to history.

I read a book from Max Gallo, a french historian, and apparently when the french artillery fired on the frozen lake the water wasn't deep and only a few russian soldiers drowned. I don't know why Ridley Scott didn't want to do a more accurate scene instead of rewriting history

This is NOT the Battle of Austerlitz. This is the Marvel version of the Battle of Austerlitz

The soldiers on both sides were incredibly hardy and strong. To be able to march and fight in those conditions and clothing and with the hardships of gathering food and shelter is a testament to Napoleon's leadership.