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anigbrowl

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22. A 'reasonable adherence to the facts' is a moveable feast

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 04:06 AM

Dec 2015

Dramatic films are simplified by necessity. You would die of boredom otherwise. Even documentaries are extremely selective, by necessity. I work in film and have written a number of feature screenplays, some based on real life, some completely fictional. I somewhat prefer purely fictional writing as I don't have to justify my dramatic choices to trivia nerds. Real life is boring and messy, that's why you pay for more meaningful and dramatic renditions of it at the theater or on your TV.

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One sentence from Hollywood that automatically turns me off a movie... [View all] Archae Dec 2015 OP

"JFK" was mostly fiction, but it was really a good movie as movies go. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #1

"Mostly?" Archae Dec 2015 #2

Sure, it was almost all made up, but it was well-written and well-acted. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #3

JFK was a good movie bigwillq Dec 2015 #5

JFK is mostly fact, it's the story of Jim Garrison, not the story of JFK nor of his murder. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #9

Bull...shit. Archae Dec 2015 #12

People do not get the point of JFK. It was about our fascination with the killing CBGLuthier Dec 2015 #11

I hope these people never see Inglorious Basterds. Iggo Dec 2015 #37

Here's mine... Beartracks Dec 2015 #4

Go see the Gods of Egypt trailer for everything I hate about movies. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #6

This right here!! RockaFowler Dec 2015 #29

Mine is "The Feel-Good Movie of the Year" (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #7

We are using it for our film "I Was a Teenage Alien Mutant Cybog" Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #8

So you were a cyborg then lol. Huh..who knew? Volaris Dec 2015 #27

All based on true events! Our Trailer Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #28

That's mine as well. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #10

A 'reasonable adherence to the facts' is a moveable feast anigbrowl Dec 2015 #22

I'm not talking about condensing, etc. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #31

"Spotlight" was awesome... the story of the Boston globe team that exposed cardinal law Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #13

But... Archae Dec 2015 #14

There's were no romances or violence. Just a walk thru of how the journalist put together Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #18

Films are one thing, documentaries are another. Beaverhausen Dec 2015 #19

A worse phrase. "Inspired By True Events". kwassa Dec 2015 #15

Yeah, mine as well. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #17

I'm The Opposite ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #26

This phrase, or something similar, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #16

Yeah I love Fargo and I have been wondering about that. Initech Dec 2015 #21

The movie has elements of the Helle Crafts murder REP Dec 2015 #39

Mine is "the best movie of the year!!!" in January. Initech Dec 2015 #20

January is near the end of the year in the film industry anigbrowl Dec 2015 #23

"Fargo" was another candidate for the worst. nt raccoon Dec 2015 #24

Fargo is awesome! Adrahil Dec 2015 #33

the phrase was used ironically... lame54 Dec 2015 #36

Don't forget closing credit title cards that are complete bull crap. Oneironaut Dec 2015 #25

It might be "In A World . . . " for me, which I guess explains why don't go to the movies much . . . hatrack Dec 2015 #30

"In a world..." means that the writers don't know how to tell a story. DetlefK Dec 2015 #32

"You got the right Ta-Ta...but the wrong Ho-Ho" nt clarice Dec 2015 #34

Fargo used it to great effect lame54 Dec 2015 #35

So IDGI. Would you prefer a dry factual account in a movie? That's called a "documentary." On PBS. WinkyDink Dec 2015 #38