Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film.

[colubridae]

Zulu - in one scene, some soldiers open a type of cartridge box that wasn't in regular use until 1880, a whole fucking year after the battle.

he said 'spectacular misrepresentation' not 'spectacular pedantry'

Are you kidding? Lead foil liners for ammo boxes at Islandwanda? That's simply reprehensible.

I won't mention the song if nobody else does.

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They did that in case superman joined cetaweyo.

[Pappa]

Inglorious Basterds wins the thread.

But that's real though isn't it?

[Feck]

Braveheart

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Mel Gibson's "The Patriot".

[Animavore]

Apocalypto. An eclipse and a full moon on the same day

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Apocalypto. An eclipse and a full moon on the same day

Really, that would have cleared up the whole thing immediately. "Hey, it's just the fuckin' moon, not a sun-eating dragon after all!"

[CJ]

The Tudors, TV series!

[Animavore]

Apocalypto. An eclipse and a full moon on the same day

Really, that would have cleared up the whole thing immediately. "Hey, it's just the fuckin' moon, not a sun-eating dragon after all!"

I know. That's be biggest revision I can think of. Bigger than embellishing the truth about the history of humans but to actually make a fuck up about celestial events on a scale that the writers of Joshua would be proud of.

[Arse]

Inglorious Basterds wins the thread.

But that's real though isn't it?

Yes, Hitler really was killed in a French cinema before the end of the war. The Nazis just carried his body round everywhere to make it look like he was still alive. That was the inspiration for Weekend at Bernie's.

Actually, I think Mel Gibson wins the thread.

[Ian]

Pearl Harbor immediately springs to mind. I will never forgive Jerry Bruckheimer for producing that movie.

Japanese fighters strafing the hospital grounds, the Japanese intentions behind the attack, the images of backlit modern US Navy warships substituted for the Japanese fleet (I wouldn't have guessed they were feeling so cheap about the special effects, but the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier alone jumped out as being really out of place), the scene of Roosevelt standing up from his wheelchair to make a point, etc. Too much to list, really.

I saw it during a port visit in Istanbul. My friend and I were probably the only Americans in the theater. After the movie ended, I really felt embarassed for us.

A big nod to Braveheart, too. Mostly since the Battle of Stirling Bridge did not involve a bridge in the film!

[Pappa]

Actually, I think Mel Gibson wins the thread.

I agree... he needs an award.... like a kick in the face or something.

[colubridae]

Inglorious Basterds wins the thread.

Is this your shop?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Mel Gibson has three mentions, nobody else has two. Shall we reproduce his "exit scene" in Braveheart?

[Coito ergo sum]

Another thread got me thinking about films that have messed about with history for entertainment or sometimes more sinister ends. The war film genre is rife, obviously, and kids films too (Pocahontas, the dodo bit in Ice Age 2).

What's the most spectacular misrepresentation in film?

Dances With Wolves
Troy
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Gladiator

Oh, and Samurai, with Tom Snooze.

To name some that come to mind as giant facepalms.....


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[Arse]

Inglorious Basterds wins the thread.

Is this your shop?

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No, but it should be.

What was wrong with Gladiator? I thought that was pretty historically accurate.