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I think they took a bit of liberty with Milk's murder but it was symbolic anyway as it was presented. In the movie, he's looking out a window of city hall at the opera house, when he was shot, and had mentioned earlier in the movie hearing Bidu Sayao, a Brazilian soprano, there. That was symbolic and also probably not as graphic and gross as the reality.
I've read the book The Mayor of Castro Street, about Harvey Milk.
I remember seeing the news footage on TV where Dianne Feinstein announced the murders to the nation. They used that footage in the movie.
I also saw the opera "Milk" at Houston Grand Opera. It was also quite good.
At the end of the movie, they repeat Harvey's words about politics: "You've got to give them hope."
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