In order to increase the drama and the tragedy of the characters, the movie writes his death in battle as the intentional act of the Prince of Orange, but in reality this is completely untrue. Prince Orange didn't want to kill him at all. In fact, killing him would not benefit Prince Orange at all.
For the sake of artistry, the film arranges the wedding of the Prince of Orange and the British princess together with De Ruyt's death for the country. In fact, the two events are not in the same year at all.
The film wanted to show the gloom of politics and the helplessness of the iron-blooded soldiers in front of politics. There is nothing wrong with it, but it distorted the facts too hard. This is a historical biographical film. The first thing a historical biographical film must do is to respect history, and it can be changed appropriately to increase the drama, but it is too disgusting to distort or even fabricate history for the sake of drama.
Whenever I see a group of people there despising and cursing Prince William III of Orange, I really want to say: This is not a fact, don't blindly believe in movies.
PS: In fact, William III in history was not only a prince but also a master of diplomacy. He formed the Augsburg League to fight against the then thriving France and went to the front line to fight. His performance was remarkable.
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