Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

Documentaries on Arnold are usually very interesting because it is tragic due to his own self destruction.

The tag line for this documentary did interest me. Does his heroics overshadow his treason, has history misjudged him.

How this documentary approaches it is by omitting the treason down to a footnote in the presentation. At least go through the entirety of what the British were expecting and the desired outcome of the plan. Just because it failed does not mean it should be discounted against his great contributions.

Even the coverage of his military career was slow and boring. Arnold's military career is anything but boring.

This is a bit of the truth coming out after centuries. Right from the start, the english so-called americans were not any better than the brits. The politics was just as rotten and back stabby. Greed and more power was the motivation of most. Jefferson wrote only a beautiful lie that they are still struggling to keep up today!

For a low budget indie, this film does a great job of showing the importance of Arnold's many and crucial military contributions to the American Revolution. He was indeed a hero on the battlefield -- and his story is a far cry from the simplistic tale of treason spun by your history teachers. Watch it and learn something! (The only reasons I don't rate it a 10 are the choice of actor portraying Washington and some quibbles over a few minor details.)

Benedict Arnold: a guy who gets screwed over at his job, then commits treason.

Not great, a C level history channel type show. Was he a hero? Yeah, until he wasn't because he switched sides. You can do a lot of great things, but when you give up military information to the enemy it negates all your good works. This is a poorly titled movie, titled so, to get the attention of people who like contrarian views on history. It was mostly accurate, except for the guy who played Washington. The CG stuff was painful to look at. There is no new information here. Dumb.

As another review points out, a contrarian / counter factual Documentary in the same vein as "Why every house needs a Shark in their Bath Tub" or "Why Alligators Make Great Pets"

Spoiler Alert - They Don't!

Benedict Arnold was both Brave and a Talented military leader, but none of his accomplishments make up for his later treachery and deceit. If Benedict Arnold felt unappreciated and lacked confidence in his leadership, nothing prevented him from resigning and going his own way. Betraying his country and his countrymen was completely inexcusable, and any ridiculous narratives or documentaries to the contrary are completely absurd.