Top 10 Things The Dig Got Factually Right & Wrong
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Date: 2023-11-20
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Comments and reviews: 14
John
You cant describe dramatic elements added to a real story to make it a compelling movie as wrong. This movie is not meant to be a documentary. Movies are about story telling. And entertainment. And we dont need your gratuitous opinion about the main female role not going to an older actress thrust down our throats. Youd be better off discussing how those dramatic elements add to the movies watchability rather than suggesting the writers somehow got it wrong.
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You cant describe dramatic elements added to a real story to make it a compelling movie as wrong. This movie is not meant to be a documentary. Movies are about story telling. And entertainment. And we dont need your gratuitous opinion about the main female role not going to an older actress thrust down our throats. Youd be better off discussing how those dramatic elements add to the movies watchability rather than suggesting the writers somehow got it wrong.
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anju
I truly agree that when filmmakers are making movies on true events they can portray only the real ones and true to the history. theres no need to show or add any extra stuff for the sake of artistic license. here not only there are many wrongs in the plot but also the age of Edith is wrongly shown. they could have taken an age appropriate actress of 21 years older. they did the same with Mank too where Mank is older than the real Mank.
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I truly agree that when filmmakers are making movies on true events they can portray only the real ones and true to the history. theres no need to show or add any extra stuff for the sake of artistic license. here not only there are many wrongs in the plot but also the age of Edith is wrongly shown. they could have taken an age appropriate actress of 21 years older. they did the same with Mank too where Mank is older than the real Mank.
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fanjoy
Two marvelously accomplished women from history, not one but two, and from HISTORY! And they they play them both down, for what? Makeing the movie lesser! Don't get me wrong its a damn good movie, but the shoehorned romance just gets my proverbial goat! And that they downgrade Peggy to make her, what, a sufferer of misogyne? that is oddly enough NOT HELPING! And it's not even done well.
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Two marvelously accomplished women from history, not one but two, and from HISTORY! And they they play them both down, for what? Makeing the movie lesser! Don't get me wrong its a damn good movie, but the shoehorned romance just gets my proverbial goat! And that they downgrade Peggy to make her, what, a sufferer of misogyne? that is oddly enough NOT HELPING! And it's not even done well.
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Helena
Have just read an article in my Current Archaeology magazine about this film and its writing out or down of the women involved. From the then expert Peggy Piggott, the photographers, Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff, Edith Pretty herself and an Anglo Saxon Queen buried in mound 14. Worth a read. Thankyou for this debunk.
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Have just read an article in my Current Archaeology magazine about this film and its writing out or down of the women involved. From the then expert Peggy Piggott, the photographers, Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff, Edith Pretty herself and an Anglo Saxon Queen buried in mound 14. Worth a read. Thankyou for this debunk.
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Adam
Sometimes it seems that film maker's artistic license should be revoked. The Enigma Machine, the Alan Turing story, was, likewise, riddled with Hollywoodisms to boost the drama. These narrative and character alterations are almost invariably unnecessary and, for those familiar with the actual history, emotionally deflating.
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Sometimes it seems that film maker's artistic license should be revoked. The Enigma Machine, the Alan Turing story, was, likewise, riddled with Hollywoodisms to boost the drama. These narrative and character alterations are almost invariably unnecessary and, for those familiar with the actual history, emotionally deflating.
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Chris
I enjoyed the film despite some inaccuracies. The book it is based on has many more inaccuracies than appear in the film and I could never understand why the author did that. The real, unvarnished, truth is just as exciting. It is a wonderful story. (Author, Basil Brown biography, co-author Edith Pretty biography)
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I enjoyed the film despite some inaccuracies. The book it is based on has many more inaccuracies than appear in the film and I could never understand why the author did that. The real, unvarnished, truth is just as exciting. It is a wonderful story. (Author, Basil Brown biography, co-author Edith Pretty biography)
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And
5. As they said, it actually bothered me, when I looked her up, that she was much older irl. Carey is great in that role, but I'm sure there are plenty of older british actresses that would be able to carry the role well, but I guess for promo purposes we want to see young pretty actress to draw the viewers.
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5. As they said, it actually bothered me, when I looked her up, that she was much older irl. Carey is great in that role, but I'm sure there are plenty of older british actresses that would be able to carry the role well, but I guess for promo purposes we want to see young pretty actress to draw the viewers.
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ShizukuSeiji
I thought the film was very well made. Yes there were clearly artistic episodes but the basic ideas of death/survival/permanence/fleeting life were very well treated. The poignancy of the coming war was also used to good effect.
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I thought the film was very well made. Yes there were clearly artistic episodes but the basic ideas of death/survival/permanence/fleeting life were very well treated. The poignancy of the coming war was also used to good effect.
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Sylvia
I suppose if there were no romance or a plane crash, not at many people would have watched, but now that this fun and informative movie has been made, a documentary would have a large audience. I LOVED IT. Hooray for Edith and Basil.
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I suppose if there were no romance or a plane crash, not at many people would have watched, but now that this fun and informative movie has been made, a documentary would have a large audience. I LOVED IT. Hooray for Edith and Basil.
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Jon
Throughly enjoyed the film. The only problem I had with it was the scene where young Mr. Pretty rode his bike from Sutton Hoo to Diss to find Basil Brown. Sorry, I'm calling BS.
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Throughly enjoyed the film. The only problem I had with it was the scene where young Mr. Pretty rode his bike from Sutton Hoo to Diss to find Basil Brown. Sorry, I'm calling BS.
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henryahoy
It is sooooo disappointing to learn they aged Edith Pretty down. That's just a slap in the face to every woman watching - you won't matter when you're over 50.
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It is sooooo disappointing to learn they aged Edith Pretty down. That's just a slap in the face to every woman watching - you won't matter when you're over 50.
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thenumerouno
Why no one is saying anything about how ben chaplin played lily james dad in cinderella and here they are husband and wife.
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Why no one is saying anything about how ben chaplin played lily james dad in cinderella and here they are husband and wife.
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Ingeborg
I loved the movie. One little wrong detail for me is that when the excavators are working, their clothes look always clean
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I loved the movie. One little wrong detail for me is that when the excavators are working, their clothes look always clean
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Atlas-Dominion
Number 11: W. F. Grimes was not a Pakistani Muslim with an English Accent, but instead a proud Welshmen
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Number 11: W. F. Grimes was not a Pakistani Muslim with an English Accent, but instead a proud Welshmen
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