I doubt it and really think some of this slamming of Braveheart is because of the success of “Passion”.

That’s hot off the mobile from my Dad who has watched this more times than I’ve had hot dinners, as he would say, and if I can ever persuade him to post here (when he’s back from holiday) he surely will explain more.

I don’t think that films should be historical recreations, but when they are billing themselves as historically based movies then they should at least be that.

I’m not suggesting that they make sure the boat was the same colour and number, or that the planes flew the correct flight path, what I am suggesting is that the over arching plot line be true to history for those historically based and pitched movies.

The worse thing is that Hollywood continues to present America as the power that won the war without a single credit to anyone else who fought for their country.

Fiction is fine, but a recognition of that fact should at least be made. This is not so important when you view it on the individual film, but when you look at it across the range of movies they continue to portray America in this light. That’s where the damage is done.

As for schools, well this is the MovieBlog, not the SchoolBlog, and I really couldn’t comment on what American schools do or don’t do.

Anyway, I’m as annoyed at Braveheart for the same reasons as I am the WWII movies from America. In Hollywood though, it’s a trend.

On learning from movies, whether this is intended or not, it happens. I remember a BBC programme that looked at the effects of movies on children, and it showed that although they realised that violence was all in the movie, they really did pick up on movies that were fiction based and ended up quoting historical facts from the movie and not from history. It was an interesting point that was made.

Maybe I read your post in the wrong manner, and came down to harshly on you. But A movie is a movie, there are a lot of things that America rewrites, but a movie is not the thing you should complain about. For instance, the textbooks in school America rewrites, that’s what we should really be concerned about. Like cc said if you expect to learn your history by looking at a movie you should be pimped slap.
When I watch movies of history I dont use it as a history lesson. I never watched a few movies on western civilization and then took my test.

People are going to write what they write. Like I said a movie is a movie

As for American films rewritting history when it comes to film..anyone that expects a history lesson while watching a movie should be slapped.

Eh? What? Do you know who you’re talking to and about what? I sure as hell don’t. No depression, not Canadian or in Canada (and Canada isn’t a city), and no idea what you’re referring to anyway.

Perhaps you meant my comment about the American cinematic viewpoint that America one the war single handedly, were strong and decisive after Pearl Harbour, captured the code breaking machine that turned the tide on the U-Boat dominance and survived D-Day all alone.

Well regardless of who stars or even if other nationalities who fought in the war are portrayed as a major part, a minor part, or even mentioned, some credit in these movies would be good for these other nations.

That’s not perspective or feeling of events, that’s actual fact. American studios are rewriting the history books, especially of wars, for the big screen.

Meant to say canada is a country

Meant to say, a funny joke is a funny joke

The comment was because I never knew there was an Ireland Online and there’s a surprise that it was giving leading Movie information. I’m equally surprised on the rare occasions when Scottish sites\newspapers do this. Nothing against the Irish.

Geez, can’t believe you picked up on that one and not the other genuine dig!

Highly insulting to us dumb micks. Thanks.
Jackass…