Lawrence is my favorite film, and it has caused me to read a lot and collect a lot of info about the man himself. And I struggle with the "fictionalization" of the film--except my struggle is that I don't see anything wrong with it. I don't see the film as telling use "who" Lawrence was, because he doesn't even know. There is some truth in the film, even if it is not entirely factual. It's a response to the legend of Lawrence, which is as much a part of history as the man.
So why do I feel differently when it's something like Walk the Line, which I'm just not interested in seeing because I doubt I'll learn anything about the real people involved? Why do I adore Good Night and Good Luck and yet am immediately suspicious whenever I see "based on a true story" on a trailer?
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Date: 2006-04-17 05:20 pm (UTC)So why do I feel differently when it's something like Walk the Line, which I'm just not interested in seeing because I doubt I'll learn anything about the real people involved? Why do I adore Good Night and Good Luck and yet am immediately suspicious whenever I see "based on a true story" on a trailer?