Thankfully this interpretation views Danton favorably

So little still remains of Danton's actual words that his gruff manner has created a negative image of this important figure who's personal ethics took a drastic turn after Robespierre did the opposite in turning from more pacifist in his earlier views into the most vile and murderous paranoiac. Danton, in a reverse fashion, turned from a more violent nature to a more sympathetic figure.
The pantheist historian Alphonse de Lamartine was responsible for creating what in my opinion is a false assessment of Danton as an opportunist, "devoid of honor, principles, and morality" in his own words. However Lamartine, also viewed Mohammed as a pacifist at heart, an opinion not even Muslim clerics cling to. I was delighted to see this cinematic interpretation of Danton's character and impetus as being in a more favorable and sympathetic vein, portraying his reversal of ethics as empathetic and honorable, displaying his deep love and loyalty to the French public and even at the very end demonstrating kindness and more devoid of personal ambition than his critics would have you believe. To those critics of Gérard Depardieu, I say humbug. He stands as one of the greatest historical actors of all time. And the historical accuracy he promulgates through his demeanor, his expressionism and his thespian acumen are matchless in the annals of historical moviemaking. I think you get my point. I just love the guy. He's a delight to watch, but particularly in films that deal with French history. He really shines in this one. The Poles, like Polanski, too, are quite excellent at the art of cinema.