Although not a commercial success, the film had a broad impact, creating averitable cottage industry around the history of the event: school curriculaincorporated the rebellion; children’s coloring books depicted it; museumsand art galleries celebrated it; novels, plays, and operas dramatized it.
Spielberg's movie having such a cultural impact that although the general public had little knowledge of the rebellion, through his film, has led to the history being once again taught shows the importance of art and media in history as without it many would still be unaware of this or many other events in history