A film based on a true story allows us to experience a true story. However, there are many artistic exaggerations in these works that go beyond true stories. Now let's take a look at 10 movies that distort real events.
1. Stephen Hawking's love story in "The Theory of Everything"
The film tells the love story of a famous physicist Hawking, which begins at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, but is a distortion of the true story. In fact, they were high school classmates, and their love story dates back to that time.
2. The protagonists of Rush have been friends until the end
Rush tells the life story of Niki Lauda and James Hunt racing pilots, portraying the main characters as competitors. In real life, they are good friends and have also rented a house together.
3. Gladiators have many historical flaws
The famous movie "Gladiator", which premiered in 2000, has a lot of historical and chronological errors. For example, at the Colosseum, people distributed printed documents, which was not possible at the time. It was also known as the Amphitheater during the Roman Empire, but later the film seemed to be called the Colosseum. Caesar Marcus Aurelius also died of illness in real life, and his son Commodus was legally enthroned. Commodus took care of his father until the last minute and ruled the empire with him.
4. William Wallace is not the real queen
Everyone knows the character of William Wallace created by the famous actor Mel Gibson. But the real story is that the real queen at that time was not William, but King Robert I of Scotland. The film starred actor Angus McFaedden, played by Robert King.
5. Wearing sunglasses in the movie "Django Rescued"
Actress Jamie Fox's skilful portrayal of Django is known to audiences for her unique character. However, he appears in the film wearing sunglasses, which does not correspond to the events of the 1860s. Humans have been using sunglasses since the 1920s.
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
The film is a hilarious and adventurous film that has been a huge success all over the world. The film depicts Port Royal as one of Britain's major port cities in the 1720s. In reality, however, the city was completely destroyed in an earthquake before 1692. The fact that swimmers are wearing uniforms is also untrue. The uniforms of swimmers were only introduced in 1748.
7. Mary Queen of Scots portrays Mary Queen of Scots as a harsh lover
In the film, you can see queen Mary's ear pierced many times. But piercing is a relatively modern culture, certainly not in the 16th century when the film took place.
8) Shakespeare's love in Shakespeare in Love did not prompt him to write a play Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare in Love is a film about Shakespeare's life that is not so much a true story as an artistic exaggeration. This is probably why the life stories of the famous writers and poets of our time are so little circulated. The film depicts a playwright written by the playwrights William Romeo and Juliet, but in fact he was based on the script by the Italian writer Luigi da Porto.
9. Apollo 13 is the unsung true hero of spacecraft history
The film, titled Apollo 13, details the work and challenges of NASA crews. But in real life, as in movies, there are very few emergencies that happen because there are ready-made contingency plans. Not to mention Glynn Lunney, the ship engineer and flight crew coordinator who played an important role in rescuing the Apollo 13 spacecraft, was also a mistake.
10. Chris's success in The Pursuit of Happiness is underrated
Chris Gardner's life story is a clever portrayal of the protagonist, but his financial situation is not good. In real life, Chris made a lot of money for $1,000. For a father who lives in San Francisco with his son, that's not enough, but much more than in the movie.
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