Lies and Distortion in Movies and TV

[Eskimohorn 5,635]

Just was a little shocked about the Michael Oher lawsuit against his conservators -

 

Theres a thread on the football board.

 

Another Michael Lewis adaptation Moneyball was greatly manipulated and may have crossed the line - the whole Jeremy Pena thing didnt go down like that.

 

I was also disappointed that the cons from Catch Me If You Can were probably greatly exaggerated. He was no doctor or lawyer. Almost every scene was a fake of a fake.

 

I guess growing up means learning a lot of the things you see in movies are bullshit, but some of these things go beyond slight changes for lack of time and into complete distortion.

[McCroskey 1,504]

It's Hollywood...so yes, a lot of bullshit to wade through.

Braveheart?  Not a super accurate portrayal of William Wallace.

Argo?  Not accurate.

Captain Phillips?  Not super accurate.

Pearl Harbor?  Lulz.

Rudy?  Lulz.

A Beautiful Mind.  Meh.

 

The list goes on and on.

 

 

[NOMAAA 1,696]

1 minute ago, McCroskey said:

It's Hollywood...so yes, a lot of bullshit to wade through.

Braveheart?  Not a super accurate portrayal of William Wallace.

Argo?  Not accurate.

Captain Phillips?  Not super accurate.

Pearl Harbor?  Lulz.

Rudy?  Lulz.

A Beautiful Mind.  Meh.

 

The list goes on and on.

 

 

avengers endgame

mr mom

dc cab

Edited August 14, 2023 by NOMAAA

[Guest]

23 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:

 

 

Another Michael Lewis adaptation Moneyball was greatly manipulated and may have crossed the line - the whole Jeremy Pena thing didnt go down like that.

 

 

Carlos Pena.

 

Jeremy Pena currently plays for the Astros.

[BHMCruiser 1,814]

9 minutes ago, McCroskey said:

It's Hollywood...so yes, a lot of bullshit to wade through.

Braveheart?  Not a super accurate portrayal of William Wallace.

Argo?  Not accurate.

Captain Phillips?  Not super accurate.

Pearl Harbor?  Lulz.

Rudy?  Lulz.

A Beautiful Mind.  Meh.

 

The list goes on and on.

 

 

Rudy is completely accurate. Rudy sucks. Notre Dame sucks. The actual Rudy sucks. The fans suck. His parents suck. 100% real.

[TwiceHorn 31,491]

33 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:

 

Just was a little shocked about the Michael Oher lawsuit against his conservators -

 

Theres a thread on the football board.

 

Another Michael Lewis adaptation Moneyball was greatly manipulated and may have crossed the line - the whole Jeremy Pena thing didnt go down like that.

 

I was also disappointed that the cons from Catch Me If You Can were probably greatly exaggerated. He was no doctor or lawyer. Almost every scene was a fake of a fake.

 

I guess growing up means learning a lot of the things you see in movies are bullshit, but some of these things go beyond slight changes for lack of time and into complete distortion.

Is the allegation that the films distort things or the books also?

I expect films to take "artistic liberties," but I'd have a sad if Michael Lewis took artistic liberties.

[Celery Man 20,964]

Isla Fisher used a body double in Wedding Crashers

[Incredulity 11,675]

2 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Isla Fisher used a body double in Wedding Crashers

[bschoolprof 6,262]

next you'll tell me that the latest netflix documentary/podcast that claims so and so was railroaded is manipulative, full of shit, and left out key incriminating facts.  

[The Ace of Aces 5,186]

I thought it was well known the Blind Side was a scam and fake? 

[Braff Zacklin 13,616]

You can pretty much add any biopic to this list. They are all heavily altered, and almost always unnecessarily so.

[YChang 3,452]

I mean... there's a reason before the movie starts, you see, "based on..." 

[Red Five 40,860]

Fargo was not based on a true story.

[Pig Bellmont 8,719]

The Flaming Hot story is a bunch of bullshit too. 
 

Maybe we should have a thread about movies/shows actually true to history. But then I can’t come up with anything other than John Adams. 

[Parliament 14,260]

13 Hours stayed real close to the story.

[4th&Five 41,558]

All The President’s Men seems to have stuck to the facts. 

[Mez2 4,023]

2 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:

 

Just was a little shocked about the Michael Oher lawsuit against his conservators -

 

Theres a thread on the football board.

 

Another Michael Lewis adaptation Moneyball was greatly manipulated and may have crossed the line - the whole Jeremy Pena thing didnt go down like that.

 

I was also disappointed that the cons from Catch Me If You Can were probably greatly exaggerated. He was no doctor or lawyer. Almost every scene was a fake of a fake.

 

I guess growing up means learning a lot of the things you see in movies are bullshit, but some of these things go beyond slight changes for lack of time and into complete distortion.

[futureman 22,472]

2 hours ago, McCroskey said:

Braveheart?  Not a super accurate portrayal of William Wallace.

it was absolutely accurate.  historians from england will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes.

[mooseoutfront 3,643]

Everything that you read, or see, or hear on tv is a product begging for your fat ass dirty dollar.

Now shut up and buy my new record.

[Beau Vine 54,246]

[henrygandorf 29,191]

all movies and tv shows based on real life stories are embellished, fictionalized, or dramatized.  do you know why?  because most of the time real life is not nearly as interesting.  not only that, but the people who lived the stories are not the ones making the final say in how their stories are presented.

unless you're spielberg i guess, but it took him 60 years to make a movie about himself.

3 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:

Another Michael Lewis adaptation Moneyball was greatly manipulated and may have crossed the line - the whole Jeremy Pena thing didnt go down like that.

crossed the line lol.  

[HornOnTheBayou 8,931]

1 hour ago, Parliament said:

13 Hours stayed real close to the story.

You sure? The movie was 2 hours, 24 minutes. 

[sidis 9,828]

hmmm, i had a feeling all those stepsisters weren't actually fucking all their stepbrothers and stepdads.

[Deej 76,814]

Next y'all are going to tell me four vampires aren't really sharing a house on Staten Island. 

[South Austin 52,515]

Oliver Stone’s JFK left out Ted Cruz’s father, so we know that film is bullshit.

[Serak The Preparer 3,431]

I heard that it really was a tumor.

[Deej 76,814]

27 minutes ago, Serak The Preparer said:

I heard that it really was a tumor.

 

[WBT 20,586]

The Dude was right and he really did fix the cable?

[billfromlaketravis 11,509]

4 hours ago, BHMCruiser said:

Rudy is completely accurate. Rudy sucks. Notre Dame sucks. The actual Rudy sucks. The fans suck. His parents suck. 100% real.

I think Joe Montana was a freshman(?) on the Rudy senior team. He said many scenes never happened or were greatly exaggerated. But his point was hey, it’s a movie, not real life. 

Edited August 14, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[billfromlaketravis 11,509]

I need to read the book, but there are numerous articles debunking the Blind Side film. For one his tutor portrayed by the great Kathy Bates was taking his online classes for him. Oher and his tutor are the reason why the NCAA outlawed BYU online coursework. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8,931]

4 hours ago, BHMCruiser said:

Rudy is completely accurate. Rudy sucks. Notre Dame sucks. The actual Rudy sucks. The fans suck. His parents suck. 100% real.

[MAUFRAIS 6,629]

Don't ever let nobody make a movie of your life's story. Whether they get it right or wrong, it don't matter.

[futureman 22,472]

52 minutes ago, MAUFRAIS said:

Don't ever let nobody make a movie of your life's story. Whether they get it right or wrong, it don't matter.

I’ll let my agent handle that. 

[Incredulity 11,675]

5 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

You sure? The movie was 2 hours, 24 minutes. 

['stache 21,818]

The Weird Al biopic makes me mad. Everyone knows that Madonna pulled the trigger killing Pablo Escobar, not Al.

[DixonHur 11,336]

4 hours ago, Deej said:

Next y'all are going to tell me four vampires aren't really sharing a house on Staten Island. 

4 1/2

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,976]

6 hours ago, mooseoutfront said:

Everything that you read, or see, or hear on tv is a product begging for your fat ass dirty dollar.

Now shut up and buy my new record.

What's an ass dollar and why do you seem to think mine is dirty?

[Biff Tannen 45,691]

5 hours ago, Deej said:

Next y'all are going to tell me four vampires aren't really sharing a house on Staten Island. 

Don’t you dare

[DDD Dad 14,339]

9 hours ago, McCroskey said:

 

Argo?  Not accurate.

 

 

The list goes on and on.

 

 

Argo fuck yourself. 

[Eskimohorn 5,635]

Carlos Pena.
 
Jeremy Pena currently plays for the Astros.

Carlos Pena now plays for Helsinki, Sweden

[Incredulity 11,675]

8 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:

Carlos Pena now plays for Helsinki, Sweden

Finland

 

 

 

 

[Kennythetiger 9,389]

On 8/14/2023 at 12:44 PM, Celery Man said:

Isla Fisher used a body double in Wedding Crashers

You may go now. 

[Paco 1,934]

Don't get me started on Christine. I mean the real car wasn't even a Plymouth Fury, it was a Corvair. And nobody is scared of a goddamn Corvair. 

Except Ralph Nader I guess.

[Captain Ron 12,883]

A. 

 

B.

On 8/14/2023 at 7:04 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I think Joe Montana was a freshman(?) on the Rudy senior team. He said many scenes never happened or were greatly exaggerated. But his point was hey, it’s a movie, not real life. 

Actually doesn't Joe Montana hate Rudy? I've heard him do interviews basically stopping short of calling the movie pure bullshit.

[billfromlaketravis 11,509]

6 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

A. 

 

B.

Actually doesn't Joe Montana hate Rudy? I've heard him do interviews basically stopping short of calling the movie pure bullshit.

Yeah I don’t think Joe is a fan. 

[mchookem 16,336]

y'all making me nervous about Killers of the Flower Moon 😐

[52-80 19,162]

leonardo dicaprio was never actually on the titanic

[smuggs 9,353]

On 8/14/2023 at 11:29 PM, Incredulity said:

Finland

 

 

 

 

[Incredulity 11,675]

18 minutes ago, smuggs said:

Obligatory 

 

[Viper 12,109]

Are you telling me that Weird: The Al Yankovic Story isn't completely accurate?