"Historical movies": is historical rigor at odds with entertainment?
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"Historical movies": is historical rigor at odds with entertainment?
Often these films are used as teaching material in class (and in those cases, the teacher should make his objections to his students).
But in most cases, the only approach people have to history is through the silver screen.
And I do not mean an unambiguous account of history, or the old apothegm of narrating the facts "wie es eigentlich gewesen ist".
I mean certain bullish and intentional changes like making Comodus die in the arena or mammoths building pyramids.
Is historical rigor at odds with entertainment?
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However, when using films to teach history,it would be irresponsible not to point out the inaccuracies inherent to the film because then you're creating false equivalents between truth and fantasy
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You forgot rhinos in the Persian army and bikini during the WWII!tj doxa wrote: ↑05 Jun 2019, 10:03 What is your opinion of the calls historical films? Should they adjust in atmosphere, clothes and argument to events or should they allow artistic "licenses"? As far as these licenses are tolerable (and I'm thinking of films like R. Scott's Gladiator, or A. Parker's Evita ... or in trash like King Scorpion or 10,000 BC).
Often these films are used as teaching material in class (and in those cases, the teacher should make his objections to his students).
But in most cases, the only approach people have to history is through the silver screen.
And I do not mean an unambiguous account of history, or the old apothegm of narrating the facts "wie es eigentlich gewesen ist".
I mean certain bullish and intentional changes like making Comodus die in the arena or mammoths building pyramids.
Is historical rigor at odds with entertainment?
Of course, you are right. The so-called "historical" movies often contradict history as a science. When I watch something like this, I just try to think of this as an AU. In AU, rhinos can be domesticated and participate in battles, no problem.
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