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fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
Mon Feb 7, 2022, 11:23 AM Feb 2022

Whenever I watch the movie, All The President's Men, I think to myself what an amazing story.

The committee's open hearings will tell us a more amazing story. We are going to learn a lot more than we know now. It will make All The President's Men look small.

The movie's that will be made will be incredible.

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Whenever I watch the movie, All The President's Men, I think to myself what an amazing story. (Original Post) fightforfreedom Feb 2022 OP
And Hollywood will screw it up. Archae Feb 2022 #1
It depends on who makes the movies. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #2

Archae

(46,318 posts)
1. And Hollywood will screw it up.
Mon Feb 7, 2022, 11:58 AM
Feb 2022

Oh right, they use "artistic license."
Translation: Screwing with the facts to pander to an audience.

"JFK" had two facts correct, Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, and Jim Garrison put Clay Shaw on trial for that killing.
The rest of that movie was bullshit.

"All The President's Men" threw in events that never happened or were distorted by the movie.

"Richard Jewell" slandered a female reporter, claiming she slept with sources.

"Braveheart" was almost entirely bullshit from Mel Gibson.

 

fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
2. It depends on who makes the movies.
Mon Feb 7, 2022, 12:44 PM
Feb 2022

If it's Stone, I will not watch it. Hollywood has made many movie's that are fairly accurate. Of course they want to spice things up, but the main story line is accurate.

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