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Thoughts on sort-of-documentaries such as Munich, Cash, Ray etc....

Posted by PdL (A) on January 1, 2006 at 13:17:04

One criticism of these movies that pops up frequently is that they are not true to history. As this truth-stretching will most likely continue in future big budget Hollywood "sort-of-documentaries" - what are your expectations going into one of these movies? Being entertained via a well told story? A history lesson? Both?

Personally, I feel that big budget movies are foremost entertainment, and if the director feels it necessary to omit, alter or compress events, characters, etc. then so be it. Certainly, at its most extreme, this truth-stretching can detract from the movie as the historical inaccuracies become the primary focus of a knowledgeable audience. However, given that the director's primary goal is entertaining viewers, (entertain in the sense of retaining their attention) is it realistic to expect both 100% accuracy and entertainment from a big budget Hollywwod movie?

FWIW I thought both Munich and Ray were very good movies. I didn't like Cash nearly as much, mostly because was predictable & felt spoon-fed. As far as the historical accuracy of these three movies - I wouldn't suggest them as viable replacments for reading a few books on each subject. And I don't think the directors have that intention either.

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