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"Inglourious Basterds is an abomination, a deliberate cognitohazard." I have to strongly disagree here. Since it was soo absurd, it was obviously a work of fic

"Inglourious Basterds is an abomination, a deliberate cognitohazard." I have to strongly disagree here. Since it was soo absurd, it was obviously a work of fiction. A surreal funny one at that. A gang of jews that blows up Hitler? Yes, a movie can do that. Anyone taking it literal, has definitely other problems in life. But I do have a problem with movies, that pretend to be historical authentic - but are not. And are therefore effectivly rewriting history. And sadly most, if not all "historic" hollywood productions fall into that category. This is where I see the problem - when the lines get blurry.

kbenson 5y ago
Thankfully, with the recent increase in the popularity of documentary series, people can see two separate takes of an event, for select events, which make it more obvious to the common person the liberties that are taken to make a good movie compared to tell an accurate story. If we're all lucky, more people will start realizing that it doesn't stop at Hollywood, and there's no reason to expect the documentary was absolutely correct and without bias either (in some respects documentaries can be much worse since they often purport to be unbiased and correct).
hoseja 5y ago
I think the poster is argumenting that even if you recognize it as pure fiction, it still affects you emotionally as if real, at least a little bit.
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  Yes, it is a real story and real stories should affect emotionally. Otherwise no one would want to see a movie. That is part of good storytelling. It is just not a real historic story and it does not aim to be one. So I do take a bit offense at the characterization from the parent poster as a abomination. I actually share some of the sentiment - that it is not wise to numb and confuse the mind only with fiction. But fantasy and fiction is a very core part of what makes us human. Or do you take offense that your dreams at night are not real? Having fantasy and imagination is a good thing. It only becomes problematic when people cannot seperate fantasy from reality anymore. And yes, that is a big problem.

kbenson 5y ago

Thankfully, with the recent increase in the popularity of documentary series, people can see two separate takes of an event, for select events, which make it more obvious to the common person the liberties that are taken to make a good movie compared to tell an accurate story. If we're all lucky, more people will start realizing that it doesn't stop at Hollywood, and there's no reason to expect the documentary was absolutely correct and without bias either (in some respects documentaries can be much worse since they often purport to be unbiased and correct).

hoseja 5y ago

I think the poster is argumenting that even if you recognize it as pure fiction, it still affects you emotionally as if real, at least a little bit.

hutzlibu 5y ago
Yes, it is a real story and real stories should affect emotionally. Otherwise no one would want to see a movie. That is part of good storytelling. It is just not a real historic story and it does not aim to be one. So I do take a bit offense at the characterization from the parent poster as a abomination. I actually share some of the sentiment - that it is not wise to numb and confuse the mind only with fiction. But fantasy and fiction is a very core part of what makes us human. Or do you take offense that your dreams at night are not real? Having fantasy and imagination is a good thing. It only becomes problematic when people cannot seperate fantasy from reality anymore. And yes, that is a big problem.