RE: Something that should also bug them history fanatics.

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

In Reply to: Something that should also bug them history fanatics. posted by Enophile on April 1, 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.

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Topic - The Ten Most historically inaccurate movies of all time - Duilawyer 11:36:36 03/30/08 (21)

Something that should also bug them history fanatics. - Enophile 08:27:34 04/01/08 (1)

RE: Something that should also bug them history fanatics. - RGA 08:37:07 04/29/08 (0)

"They Died With Their Boots On" - eppis1 20:37:11 03/31/08 (1)

Santa Fe Trail - Tom Brennan 07:27:08 04/01/08 (0)

U-571 - k-k-k-kenny 18:23:58 03/31/08 (0)

"History of the World, Part I" - geoff 07:10:13 03/31/08 (2)

one of my favorites! - Prisoners 07:38:21 03/31/08 (1)

It's good to be da King! * - mr grits 14:00:01 03/31/08 (0)

Wonder what the makers of this list would say about the Other Boleyn Girl - Jazz Inmate 01:07:30 03/31/08 (0)

We watched Elizabeth: The Golden Age the other night and my wife - musetap 21:44:14 03/30/08 (0)

2001 can't be inaccurate... - mkuller 16:50:44 03/30/08 (0)

1984..... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:37:38 03/30/08 (2)

It was 16 years too early. nt.. - Duilawyer 17:22:59 03/30/08 (1)

as the book was originally intended to be called 1948... - dave c 22:04:01 03/30/08 (0)

What about 1,000,000 B.C. * - woof 15:20:31 03/30/08 (0)

Hey, they left out The Ten Commandments, among others... - Enophile 14:58:37 03/30/08 (1)

RE: Hey, they left out The Ten Commandments, among others... - Tom Brennan 07:19:19 04/01/08 (0)

The Patriot chapped my butt ..nt - late 14:49:53 03/30/08 (2)

Me too... - Harmonia 10:07:31 04/29/08 (0)

and the alleged war crime of the British and the church never happened. t - Duilawyer 17:24:12 03/30/08 (0)

RE: The Ten Most historically inaccurate movies of all time - Rod H. 13:53:05 03/30/08 (0)

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