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Based on a true story?
Sometimes films ought to add the word ‘loosely’ before that sentence.
“Loosely Based On A True Story” would be a fairer statement.
However, there are biopics that remain loyal to actual events.
They do this so well that the people upon which they were based on come out to praise them.
So which are some accurate and inaccurate biopics?
It was also very accurate.
The real-life Niki Lauda once praised the film during an interview.
There were no Hollywood changes or things changed a little bit Hollywood-like.
It is very accurate.
And this really surprised me very positively."
In fact, he insisted that the only thingThe Social Networkgot right was his wardrobe.
The movie implied that Zuckerberg created Facebook to attract women, a fact which the billionaire has denied.
He stated that he was already dating his future wife at the time he started the company.
Well, at least he’s lucky enough to have a biopic.
Lots of famous people are still waiting.
The director and screenwriters simply didn’t take any liberties with the story.
That’s quite impressive.
Most of the people who were portrayed in the film have also given it a stamp of approval.
Nevertheless, he insisted that everything else was okay.
However, the real-life characters behind the film have argued that the film isn’t accurate.
Their main issue is with how Captain Phillips was portrayed.
No one wanted to sail with him.
He also ignored warnings not to sail to the Somali coast."
In real life, Mary dated Freddy’s fellow bandmate Brian May first.
Apparently, Freddy asked May if he was serious with Mary.
When he said no, he pursued her.
Members of the band only took time off to focus on solo projects during that period.
They never parted ways in ugly fashion.
Accurate: Lincoln (2012)
Here, we see bothSteven Spielbergand Daniel Day-Lewis at their best.
The film follows Abraham Lincoln’s hectic final months as president.
However, he makes critical choices that go on to impact future generations.
It’s hard to find a negative review of this film.
Spielberg did his best to stick to what history has always told us about Mr. Lincoln.
As a director, he didn’t attempt to tell a different narrative.
He simply made sure the acting and the picture was great.
This isn’t true.
In reality, Polish cryptanalysts invented a similar machine way before Turing even worked as a cryptologist for Britain.
Turing only designed a quicker version of the machine.
TheImitation Gamealso portrays Turing as autistic yet he wasn’t.
That’s according to the widely accurate Andrew Hodges biographyAlan Turing: The Enigma.
Hitler is also not the only one in anguish.
His henchmen are brutally taken out too and his once-beloved country gets torn apart.
It even has a solid 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
However, George has already overcome his stammering ten years before thewarbegan.
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