1 | * The last third of the movie, which portrays the battle. Highlights include: |
2 | ** Napoleon greeting his troops just before the fighting starts to thunderous applause from just about every last one of his soldiers. |
3 | ** The Scots Grey's attack, complete with a visual ShoutOut to the famous painting depicting the charge. |
4 | ** Ney unleashing the French cavalry. Despite jumping the gun WAY too early, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97dBfdNrf9A the sight of several thousand horses charging on screen]] is beyond amazing. Especially the fact it was done several decades before CGI. |
5 | ** The Old Guard marching on the top of the ridge, with their ThemeMusicPowerUp ''La Victoire Est Nous'' blasting in the background. |
6 | *** Then what happens after: the entire British line standing up from hidden cover and blasting them point blank, with the sheer shock of the attack ultimately causing the [[DefeatingtheUndefeatable once-invincible guard to turn tail and run.]] |
7 | * "If you want to shoot your Emperor, well, here I am." Napoleon faces down an entire French army sent to apprehend him, and they ''join him'' instead, without a shot being fired. One opposing soldier even faints from witnessing Napoleon's magnetism. |
8 | ** And yes, this really did happen in the run up to the battle. In fact, it happened everywhere Napoleon went when he returned. |
9 | * The last soldiers of Napoleon's Old Guard are faced with two choices: surrender, or die attempting to protect Napoleon's retreat from the battlefield. When called upon to surrender there's a moment of silence, and Cambronne then [[BadassBoast shouts]] his famous [[PrecisionFStrike word]], which he may or [[BeamMeUpScotty may not]] have said. |
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