John Adams : HBO
9/10
Although I'm not sure this actually as a qualifies as a movie technically , for it's a 7 part mini-series from HBO that came out about 6 or 7 years ago
I've watched this Mini-Series a few times now and have thoroughly enjoyed it , but this time I watched it with all the little historical facts popups through out the mini-series
Of all the movies about the revolutionary war and the signing of the declaration of independence , and it's surprising just how few there are , this is by far the most accurate , it's based on a book written by David McCullough
Most people don't even know who John Adams was , or atleast forget his importance when compared to Franklin , Washington and Jefferson , but it was actually Adams that deserves most of the credit , even though he was probably the most unpopular of the bunch . John Adams was rude , obnoxious , and very blunt , ......................and honest , he always spoke his mind , if John Adams thought someone was a dumbass , he was more then happy to tell that person , that he was a dumbass
Even though a lot of people don't remember who John Adams was , I'm sure even fewer people know who Abigail Adams was , but John and Abigail are probably one of the greatest real life Love Stories of all time , a good portion of their time was spent apart as Abigail stayed in Massachusetts to take care of their farm and raise their children while John spent most of his time Pennsylvania , and it was during this time that John and Abigail wrote love letters to each other , and even though Abigail wanted John to burn her letters , which also contained stuff that would be considered treason if caught as John worked on independence
But , lucky for us , John Adams did not burn their letters , and most all of their letters still exist today , giving us much of the knowledge of what actually happened during those 50 years of Johns Adams life
So if anyone loves American History and has never seen HBO's John Adams , I highly suggest giving it a shot
