Conquest Of Paradise Analysis

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Erika Herrmann
AP World Summer Assignment
August 20th, 2014

Due to the biased nature and general inaccuracy of 1492: Conquest of Paradise, it would not be recommended to show to students for the world history program. It would just give a lot of misinformation.

The film begins with Christopher Columbus’ dramatic struggle to set sail to Asia in search of new trade and riches. After he is finally sponsored by the Queen of Spain herself, he sets off on a ten week journey on three ships to fond Asia. Land is reached, and he somewhat peacefully interacts with the natives, but finds little of the gold he was looking for. Nor does he actually find Asia. He returns to Spain, to be praised, and then to set out again. He finds the skulls of the men he left behind before and the forts they had built to be burnt. His men suggest revenge, but Columbus does not agree. He builds a city along with a church, and makes the natives dig for gold and give it to the …show more content…

Showing it to students would be teaching them something totally useless and incorrect. While there are certain themes that were accurately depicted, many were not. Many were ignored, and many were just completely wrong. This could partially be due to the nature of film production, and it’s tendencies to stretch true stories, but 1492: Conquest of Paradise was a really terrible movie.

Works Cited

[1] Bly, John. "1492 Revisited: The Real Story of Christopher Columbus - IPS."Institute for Policy Studies. N.p., 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
[2] Bosch, Roselyne. "1492 Conquest of Paradise Script by Roselyne Bosch." 1492 Conquest of Paradise Script by Roselyne Bosch. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
[3] Toll, Ian W. "In Search of Empire." The New York Times. The New York Times, 24 Sept. 2011. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
[4] Bentley, Jerry H. "22." Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the past. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008. N. pag.

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