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Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
God might be able to, but he was out to lunch when I called him - I'll try again later.
Trouble is with films like Titanic, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbour is they all take liberties with the original subject matter - the creators change facts of history to make for a better story (and to make more money from the disasters/tragedies).
This can be quite revolting at times (step forward, Mr Spielberg), but in some cases (i.e. Titanic), I personally have no problem with it and am happy to be carried along with the romance and action. Of course, none of my family were passengers on that ship when it went down - nor were they in control of driving it, or I may have been more derisive of a film painting, say, my grandfather as an incompetent idiot.
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oh hell yeah... real life isnt filmic .. its just not that interesting enough for people without heavy doses of contrived drama - or comedy and making everything neat and tidy.
That was my issue with Titanic ... the 'villian' subplot was - to me - unnessessary and overblown. The regular folk trying to survive was enough movie for me ...
But again, this is what the public demands. I usually find that in pop culture I have different wants and needs from the majority but there you go..
I think it's impossible to get an accurate historical account of anything that happens actually. Ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different stories.
Like autobiographies ... people will embellish the truth every chance they get .. and fill in the blanks with help from others too.
Plust that need to ensure that it's an entertaining read.
I take everything with a grain of salt ...
Hell, i cant remember what i did a week ago - or why.
If i wrote a book about myself it would be the biggest bunch of bullshit you could imagine.