Famed director Ridley Scott recently had some strong words for French critics who panned his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/history">historical biopic</a>, “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Napoleon</a>.”
The “Alien” director spoke frankly while reacting to negative reviews, including one that described the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">film</a> as “deeply clumsy, unnatural and unintentionally funny.” One French critic, who also wrote a biography of Napoleon, said it was &#8220;very anti-French and very pro-British.&#8221; Some critics said the film was historically inaccurate. Scott discussed those claims in general during a recently published interview with <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=38395X987171&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=655b045ae4b05723e4bdc001&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Farticle%2Fridley-scott-i-didnt-listen-to-historians-to-make-my-napoleon-epic-snq5f7x68">The Times</a>.
“Like all history, it’s been reported. Napoleon dies, then, 10 years later, someone writes a book. Then someone takes that book and writes another book and so, 400 years later there’s a lot of imagination [in history books],” Scott told the outlet.
“When I have issues with historians, I ask: ‘Excuse me, mate were you there? No? Well, shut the f*** up then,’” he added.
“Napoleon” will debut in theaters nationwide on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving weekend. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine, his wife. 
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The description says the historical drama will take a look at “the military commander&#8217;s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Joséphine.”
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Scott <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67419876">told</a> the BBC that it was a no-brainer to do a movie about Napoleon. &#8220;He&#8217;s so fascinating. Revered, hated, loved… more famous than any man or leader or politician in history. How could you not want to go there?&#8221; he said.
But the British director acknowledged that even though there was so much to explore, he kept the movie under three hours intentionally to avoid the &#8220;bum ache factor&#8221; of extra-long movies. 
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&#8220;When you start to go &#8216;oh my God&#8217; and then you say &#8216;Christ, we can&#8217;t eat for another hour&#8217;, it&#8217;s too long,&#8221; Scott said.

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