Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by RGA (A) on April 29, 2008 at 08:37:07

In Reply to: RE: Something that should also bug them history fanatics. posted by Enophile on April 01, 2008 at 08:27:34

I think you're missing the point. Speaking English in film does not detract from accuracy since the audience is aware that while they are speaking English that is not the language they really spoke.

As for films being passed off as historical films such as the Patriot - they are a little more dangerous as most people get their history from the movies. That film above all the ones there is the one to worry about because it tries to create patriotism through false propaganda turning a cruel insensitive intolerant nasty person into some sort of a hero and painting the British in a light that simply was untrue.

And before you think that the population base would not be fooled - well more than 1/3 of Americans believe the earth is 10,000 years old which is 100% Factually proven to be completely and absolutely wrong. Nevertheless, they still believe it because some guy at a podium trying to collect money to buy his Private Jet tells them so.

Going to the movies to get history is virtually always not the way to get it. The Ten Commandments is a nice fiction but it's passed off as actually being true.

People stop believing in the easter bunny and Santa Claus but continue to believe in the Christian or other religion sky God -- all movies about that should be on this list - they're the dangerous movies - and movies like the Patriot which teaches patriotism through lying.