Hollywood and the American Revolution–it just doesn’t work.  Why?  Both historians and screenplay writers miss the big picture–they want to present one man and one set of ideas as the whole.  It took the strength of body, mind, and spirit of many to drive the British from America–but we find biography after biography on the same individuals.  We hear the same story again and again. Movies and mini-series focus on one individual with super-human abilities.  What of the truth?  It was not only Washington’s strategy that drove the British back.  It was not only Adams’ diplomacy that became the foundation of our government.  Yet, historians and screenplay writers fear moving beyond what is accepted and comfortable.  Afraid to color outside the lines, they often miss much of the depth, and perception of the entire picture.  Historians and screenplay writers who fail to connect the dots, leave us unfulfilled and therefore uninterested.