Comments on: Historical Accuracy as Prison?

By: L. Marker

L. Marker — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:27:05 +0000

“Never judge a book by its movie.” ~ J. W. Eagan

By: Katherine Borges

Katherine Borges — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:26:42 +0000

“History is written by the victors.”
― Winston S. Churchill (well…maybe he said it, and maybe he didn’t)

By: Chuck Livermore

Chuck Livermore — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:25:33 +0000

The problem with historical liberties taken in films is that they are almost always presented with the bias of the storyteller’s worldview. I sometimes wonder if there really is such a thing as pure, accurate history. What it is depends on the perspective from which you see it.