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Sorry, I'm not much on historical movies, never saw Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, etc. And civil war era stuff, like Gone With The Wind, is hard to sit through (nope, haven't seen that either). Most of these movies are tedious to sit through. But I did like Mandingo, a great slave-era comedy. A friend got me to watch Gladiator. It was okay but I wouldn't pay to go see it and didn't like the ending with that pagan heaven scene.

When I want history, I read books.

I think Turner is a Southern loyalist and wants to paint a more complex picture of the South and the Confederacy, something that shows something of the human dimension of the old South aside from slavery. And, given the success of wholesome movies in recent years, notably those with some Christian content, the old atheist is willing to fill his pockets with Christian dollars. I imagine he'll enjoy the irony.

I expect that it'll be a hit. It's politically incorrect enough to make a lot of money. We haven't had a film like this in a long time.