ferrarilover wrote:
This gets on my tits. It's a movie, you know it's a movie, you're told it's a movie, it's on a movie channel, so don't complain when it's not a documentary. I don't complain when stuff on The Discovery Channel doesn't have Bruce Willis or a man shooting down a 747 with a water pistol, because that's not what it's for.
Newsflash: the work of A&E Doctors is treating endless cases of the flu and broken arms, it's f*** all like Casualty. Juries mainly find people guilty inside the first 10 minutes of the trial, based on the appearance of the accused, it's f*** all like '12 Angry Men'. Being a policeman mainly involves hiding in a bush catching people speeding, it's bugger all like The Bill. If we broadcast historically and factually accurate television programmes, do you know what we end up with? Big Brother. Just some arseholes sitting about doing f*** all, Erich is basically all that ever happens to real people. That's precisely what makes movies and television entertaining, it shows a caracature of real life
Two hours of watching a real MI6 field agent would vote to death even a train spotting enthusiast, James Bond, on the other hand...
Matt.
'kin ell', somebodys a little bit prickly this evening, calm down dear!
Matt, I agree with you in the point that its a movie and should be treated as such. I agree if many subjects werent given the "Hollywood treatment" or "sexed up" for a film or series then they would be boring. But Titanic didnt need that, there was more than enough story and things to show for entertainment value without resorting to blatant, outright lies. Nobody said the film Titanic was meant to be a history lesson, we all knew before watching it there were 2 main stories going on, the fictional love story symbolising the many stories unfolding all over the Titanic, intertwined with the famous, very real sinking of the ship.
James cameron did say at the time he wanted an accurate portrayal of the sinking and to make the film as it should be. It is a great piece of cinema, I used to really love the film but now find bits of it corny.
The bit that really annoys me about the film which i refer to as being woefully, historically inaccurate is when first officer William Murdoch shoots 2 passengers and then himself. This did not happen and it was a grossly unfair portrayal of a man who did his best in extremely difficult circumstances, a man who many have credited with being one of the heroes during the tragic event.
This part may have been a bit of dramatisation or making it more exciting, but it was about a real person, if it had been totally made up and the person also, then fine. It added nothing to the film or story though so what was the point in destroying this mans reputation.
If you want a critically acclaimed, boring, long winded, arty farty, pretententious, wordy, confusing, nonsensical, up its own arse film then watch Cloud Atlas! if you want a good laugh that doesnt make you think too much but just entertains then watch something like Grown Ups 2. 
