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I think the first article falls for the easiest of traps: it's a movie, not a documentary. Every single movie "based on real events" is pretty much made up. Po

I think the first article falls for the easiest of traps: it's a movie, not a documentary. Every single movie "based on real events" is pretty much made up. Pointing to the differences between the movie and real life is (IMHO) a pointless exercise. More so when it's used then to justify a political position. Put another way: as good as JFK is, I wouldn't put anyone in jail because of it.

nsxwolf 10y ago
Mitch Hedberg: I like when they say a movie is inspired by a true story. That's kind of silly. "Hey, Mitch, did you hear that story about that lady who drove her car into the lake with her kids and they all drowned?" "Yeah, I did, and you know what - that inspires me to write a movie about a gorilla!"
ChemicalWarfare 10y ago
"Fact checking" a movie to derive its "artistic worth" is indeed pointless. That said though if a movie paints a certain picture while bending or omitting some facts which contradict the said picture then I don't see anything wrong with pointing out the discrepancies. Claiming moral high ground comes with scrutiny. If for example he had indeed stolen the test questions to pass the test that paints a slightly different picture of the character he and his supporters are trying to sell.