Waterloo (1970) + Napoleon (2023) Movie Review In Tamil I Gaberial Devadoss I Kevin Paul

Gaberial Devadoss and Kevin Paul discuss the extraordinary rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte through Ridley Scott’s Napoleon (2023) and Sergei Bondarchuk’s Waterloo (1970). From the chaos of the French Revolution to Napoleon’s rise as a young military commander, his coronation as Emperor, Austerlitz, his relationship with Josephine, the disastrous invasion of Russia, exile in Elba, and his astonishing return to power, the conversation traces one of the most remarkable lives in modern history. The discussion then moves to Waterloo and Napoleon’s final gamble against the Duke of Wellington and Blucher. We look at the strategy behind the Battle of Waterloo, the cavalry charges, infantry squares, the arrival of the Prussians, the fall of the Imperial Guard, and the final collapse of Napoleon’s empire. Gaberial and Kevin also discuss how historically accurate Napoleon and Waterloo are, the differences between the two portrayals of Napoleon, and the larger questions surrounding his legacy as a military genius, emperor, reformer and conqueror.