Sometimes Directors make their films in a free fantasy on the theme of the story.
“The plot based on real events” – this opening caption, the authors go to the screen paintings expect to attract more attention of the audience, not just to impress them with the breadth of the imagination, but to tie to facts and documents. However, it is the actual events that they talk about these tapes? Unfortunately, errors in them are common enough. We are not going to lament about the death of Hitler in a movie theater in inglorious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino or to find fault with the fact that the characters from new York early last century, the British are dressed in costumes of the 1960-ies, – so you can dig pretty deep, but some of the most egregious mistakes we will note. The more that they observed in movies that have received the most prestigious awards, but the facts in them are tweaked for the sake of momentary benefit.
“Bridge on the river Kwai/ the Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957)
Picture by David lean “Bridge over the river Kwai” is a real time tested classic, which today can serve as an example of the direction, cinematography and installation art. And the seven Academy awards given to this film in 1958, is not accidental. But some changes in the understanding of the plot, we make still we dare. And the main justification for why the British soldiers were building the bridge that became a household name. The film suggests that Colonel Nicholson insisted on the work of captured soldiers to raise their morale, the character Alec Guinness even says that “soldiers are good only when busy”, keeping in the pocket “Nevermind” blasting buildings at the right time. In fact, Nicholson moved quite a noble goal – helping the Japanese, he just saved the lives of their wards. In the 50s it could still be considered treason, but now it’s pretty obvious that the characters in the movie – the heroes that they would neither moved.
Midnight Express/ Midnight Express (1978)
Adaptation of the story of an American citizen, imprisoned in a Turkish prison for a long time, received the “Oscar” for best adapted screenplay. Here it should be noted that the book is not too correctly treated the facts, but in exaggeration of the reality this picture was taken on an unprecedented level. The lies started from the beginning – Billy Hayes, the protagonist of the story does not come to Turkey to stay with his girlfriend, and led long enough in this country business. Was not in reality the episode with the severed tongue at the psychiatric examination. However, the most branchy cranberry began with stories about prison life. Attempted rape – no more than fiction, but the murder of a security guard, described in the movie, later the release of Hayes.
“John F. Kennedy: Shots in Dallas JFK” (1991)
A clear reference Oliver stone to Vice-President Lyndon Johnson that the Director expressed in his film “in the electric mist”, made puzzled shrug historians. The Academy did not dare to label a tape with high awards, giving Oscars for editing and cinematography, and it is clear – from the facts of stone were treated very freely. Confident in the invincibility of his version, the Director simply adjusted reality to fit their answers – as a result of his “plot” involved the FBI, CIA and even the us Ministry of defense, and Johnson and all exhibited a conspirator committed a coup. A lie easily refuted by stone: half of the confessions by key witnesses shown in the film, simply does not exist in nature. No wonder several members of the Commission, who led the official investigation, called “Shots,” “desecration of the memory of President Kennedy”.
“Pocahontas/ Pocahontas” (1995)
The disney animated feature “Pocahontas” is not included, perhaps, the five ‘Golden Oldies’ famous studios, but the award-winning tape is not left out – the American film Academy gave her two Academy awards. Truth from a cartoon to require difficult, but the greatest lie to debunk is still necessary. The first and most scary is the fact that at the time of the arrival of the colonists the Indian Princess was only 10 or 11 years old. You know, none of what love and tender feelings between Pocahontas and Smith in reality could not be and speeches, and this is confirmed by surviving documents. Second, what has deceived us Disney – Smith, according to eyewitnesses, it has not been a friendly smiley. On the contrary, his fellow colonists celebrated the ferocious temper of John and the cruelty with which he punished and his, and others’. But what a good story can grow from such facts, right?
“Braveheart/ Braveheart” (1995)
Arrow William Wallace of “Brave heart” pierced from critics and audiences and touched the hidden strings of their souls – a film by Mel Gibson got in 1996 five Oscars. Alas, the award for historical truth, the tape is unlikely to be received, it was too much in the pattern assumptions, and very serious. So far from the truth scenes execution of the Scottish nobility, as demonstrated by Wallace and his fellow kilts in Scotland began to carry only three hundred years later. No criticism does not stand up and line with Isabella French. Not only that, the wife of Edward II visited Liverpool during the famous siege, and recorded in the children of Wallace Edward III was born several years after “Dating” Isabella and William. Or at Gibson’s problems with math, or in those days, the pregnant woman was made to go for seven years.
“Shakespeare in love/ Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Seven Oscars including the award for best film – could there be a bad movie? Maybe if it’s too sloppy by the time, which tells those people who devotes the plot. A picture of John Madden’s “Shakespeare in Love” exploits the romantic idea that the most famous British playwright of his legendary work “Romeo and Juliet” was written under the spell of viola de Lesseps. Well, that’s nice, but far from the truth In fact, no particularly close relationship with Shakespeare aristocrat was not, and the idea for a love poem, the writer learned from published forty years before “the Tragic history of Romeus and Juliet” some of Arthur brook. In addition, the error was the inclusion in the plot the representatives of the Dynasty of Wessex” – she was interrupted in the eleventh century, five hundred years before the described in the film events.
“Gladiator/ Gladiator” (2000)
The proviso in advance that the main character of the drama “Gladiator” Maximus is a fictional character, Ridley Scott a few freed their hands, but from the historical gaps that did not save him. Dip the murder of Marcus Aurelius is part of a fictional historical lines, but on what the audience demonstrates Ancient Rome, there is more detail. The greatest criticism of Scott has been for two glaring misses. First, historians smashed to smithereens his concept of the weapons of the Romans, catapults on the battlefield called the scholars of Homeric laughter. And the second “a knife in the back” Director stuck biologists, who recognized the picture of the German shepherd, the breed of dog that was bred relatively recently. And don’t write off these flaws in the script, only the trouble Director.
“Pearl Harbor/ Pearl Harbor” (2001)
“Pearl Harbor” Michael Bay can be considered the most distant from objective reality – refutation shown in the picture of the events duration may be even longer than the tape itself. Bay exaggerated the number of messages sent to bomb Hawaii by Japanese aircraft and “told” about spacecraft ever to visit China American Avengers. Such number of flaws in a soldier’s life, uniform and weapons not found anywhere else – I only need to “light” cigarettes, which first appeared only in 1972. But overshadowing all of his tremendous feat, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Confined by polio to a wheelchair, the head of the country is experiencing in the film Bay, a surge of patriotism, which rises to his feet to say a fiery speech. This can only applaud, to take seriously such films impossible.
“The Golden age/ Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007)
In the reign of Queen Elizabeth took many great events, and here the confrontation of the Spanish Armada, and attempted murder, and disappointment at the Royal share. The film is Shekhar Kapoor has charmed critics and audiences with the beauty of costumes and makeup, but historians could not escape some very significant inaccuracies. Yes, cate Blanchett is incredibly effectively looks in armor and fighting kit on the white horse, however, surviving documents state that Elizabeth was always a woman and even military travel preferred ladies ‘ saddle and lush secular outfits. By the way, the choice of Blanchett for the lead role of strange in itself, because the plot of Elizabeth for 56 years, while the actress portraying her, twenty years less. And, of course, ridiculous from Russia to watch over Elizabeth with our Ivan the terrible. We were taught history well and know that at the time of the events described the terrible was already four years dead.
“The king speaks!/ The King’s Speech” (2010)
Tape Tom Hooper, tells about the formation of the British king George IV, has been warmly received by audiences and critics – are 12 categories, four of which ended in victory, including in the categories “best film” and “best Director”. His statuette was received and screenwriter David Seidler, but the documentary precision of his work lacks. Let’s start with the fact that Winston Churchill, shows a supporter of George, in reality was not, and supported the forsaken Edward, who was a close friend. Not so quickly, as the film developed the relationship between George and his speech therapist. The tape indicates that in his speech the king undertook almost on the eve of the Second world war, while the genuine lessons from Lionel Logue George began to take in 1926. Finally, it is very unlikely that the Log could be called the crowned lady “Bertie”, and even in the presence of third parties – after all, the subordination of the British absorb with mother’s milk.
