Top 10 Movies with Historical Inaccuracies
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Date: 2023-11-21
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Robbin
I love Ever After with Drew Barrymore but: its set in early 1500s and use modern terms, Di Vinci died the same year Prince Henry was born and King Francis was in his mid-20s that year (not an old man in the movie, Utopia was written 3 or 4 years before Di Vinci died so Danielle couldnt have read it as child and meet him as an adult, Henry married a Di Medici (not Danielle, France didnt get ahold of chocolate for another few centuries, they didnt have money to burn ( they used coins and jewels, a noblewoman would NEVER introduce Royalty to her servants and they would never be called ladies! Rock, paper, scissors didnt leave Asia til after the 1700s (came to US in 1900s, Danielle rode her horse wrong (women rode side saddle, France had Universities a few centuries before Henry thought of them, Jacquelines figure was the rage back then (Mother kept fat shaming her, Henrys family was living at the ruins in this era, Di Vinci didnt speak English and the Mona Lisa is painted on a wood panel so it cant be rolled up! But I still love the movie
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I love Ever After with Drew Barrymore but: its set in early 1500s and use modern terms, Di Vinci died the same year Prince Henry was born and King Francis was in his mid-20s that year (not an old man in the movie, Utopia was written 3 or 4 years before Di Vinci died so Danielle couldnt have read it as child and meet him as an adult, Henry married a Di Medici (not Danielle, France didnt get ahold of chocolate for another few centuries, they didnt have money to burn ( they used coins and jewels, a noblewoman would NEVER introduce Royalty to her servants and they would never be called ladies! Rock, paper, scissors didnt leave Asia til after the 1700s (came to US in 1900s, Danielle rode her horse wrong (women rode side saddle, France had Universities a few centuries before Henry thought of them, Jacquelines figure was the rage back then (Mother kept fat shaming her, Henrys family was living at the ruins in this era, Di Vinci didnt speak English and the Mona Lisa is painted on a wood panel so it cant be rolled up! But I still love the movie
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SeanT
Many of these movies would have been much better, if they had been produced as historical fiction period pieces rather than based on a true story BS. These are all great movies, but I wouldn't show any of them in a history class. Maybe a film-making class, but not a history class. Braveheart could have been about a fictional Scottish peasant as the centerpiece rather than the legendary William Wallace. Amadeus was a great and entertaining film, but should not have claimed to be about the most well-known composer of the period. Etc. Etc.
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Many of these movies would have been much better, if they had been produced as historical fiction period pieces rather than based on a true story BS. These are all great movies, but I wouldn't show any of them in a history class. Maybe a film-making class, but not a history class. Braveheart could have been about a fictional Scottish peasant as the centerpiece rather than the legendary William Wallace. Amadeus was a great and entertaining film, but should not have claimed to be about the most well-known composer of the period. Etc. Etc.
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Ace
Another thing with The Sound of Music, in real life, it's been claimed Maria was the strict one and the Captain was more soft-spoken. He did use whistles to communicate with the children, but this was more due to him having a weak voice. Also, he had no problem with the children learning music, as his first wife similarly taught the kids musical instruction.
There was also a priest, Father Franz Wasner, who served as the group's musical director and helped them go professional.
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Another thing with The Sound of Music, in real life, it's been claimed Maria was the strict one and the Captain was more soft-spoken. He did use whistles to communicate with the children, but this was more due to him having a weak voice. Also, he had no problem with the children learning music, as his first wife similarly taught the kids musical instruction.
There was also a priest, Father Franz Wasner, who served as the group's musical director and helped them go professional.
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Erik
Spartacus! That one is hilariously inaccurate. Especially the one thing that everyone remembers, the I am Spartacus thing. Spartacus wasn't even among the thousands that were crucified after the defeat, he had already died on the battlefield and his body was never recovered. Neither was he a freedom fighter - on the contrary, he himself owned slaves during his rebellion. He never intended to remodel society, merely to move up the foodchain himself.
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Spartacus! That one is hilariously inaccurate. Especially the one thing that everyone remembers, the I am Spartacus thing. Spartacus wasn't even among the thousands that were crucified after the defeat, he had already died on the battlefield and his body was never recovered. Neither was he a freedom fighter - on the contrary, he himself owned slaves during his rebellion. He never intended to remodel society, merely to move up the foodchain himself.
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Meag
One of the more egregious inaccuracies in Alexander is the depiction of the Persian army speaking Arabic! Persians don't speak Arabic, they speak Persian! The conflating of two distinct ethnic groups results in the painting of all people from the Middle East as interchangeable and doesn't show the Persian people the courtesy of getting something as fundamental as their own language correct!
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One of the more egregious inaccuracies in Alexander is the depiction of the Persian army speaking Arabic! Persians don't speak Arabic, they speak Persian! The conflating of two distinct ethnic groups results in the painting of all people from the Middle East as interchangeable and doesn't show the Persian people the courtesy of getting something as fundamental as their own language correct!
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PandorasBox
You left out the worse things Disney 'left out'. Like, Pocahontas was a married woman with a child when she was kidnapped by Smith & his men. While they held her against her will, she was repeatedly raped, then forced to marry Rourke, as well as be forcibly 'converted' to Christianity. She was then taken to England where she was forced to play the dutiful wife role.
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You left out the worse things Disney 'left out'. Like, Pocahontas was a married woman with a child when she was kidnapped by Smith & his men. While they held her against her will, she was repeatedly raped, then forced to marry Rourke, as well as be forcibly 'converted' to Christianity. She was then taken to England where she was forced to play the dutiful wife role.
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CAP198462
I expected to see The Patriot, Apocalypto, and U-571 on the list. The plot of U-571 is unmistakably based on a real event, but the details of that event were drastically changed for no real reason. Apocalypto and The Patriot play fast and loose with history for the sake of melodramatic purposes but are not based on any real event that can be pinpointed.
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I expected to see The Patriot, Apocalypto, and U-571 on the list. The plot of U-571 is unmistakably based on a real event, but the details of that event were drastically changed for no real reason. Apocalypto and The Patriot play fast and loose with history for the sake of melodramatic purposes but are not based on any real event that can be pinpointed.
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Ray
I guess they forgot for the movie Pearl Harbor that Ben Affleck's character was volunteering for Eagle Squadron which was made up of American volunteers, who never renounced their citizenship, and were trained to fly and fight in British aircraft. After America joined the war, the Squadron was transferred to the US Army Air Corps.
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I guess they forgot for the movie Pearl Harbor that Ben Affleck's character was volunteering for Eagle Squadron which was made up of American volunteers, who never renounced their citizenship, and were trained to fly and fight in British aircraft. After America joined the war, the Squadron was transferred to the US Army Air Corps.
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Katherine
Pocahontas and Pocahontas 2 Journey to a new world are both my favorite movies ever because I know the truth and I'm part Cherokee and part English ( along with being part Scottish, Irish, and German) so I can definitely relate to the story. I hope one day someone will make a movie that shows the truth.
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Pocahontas and Pocahontas 2 Journey to a new world are both my favorite movies ever because I know the truth and I'm part Cherokee and part English ( along with being part Scottish, Irish, and German) so I can definitely relate to the story. I hope one day someone will make a movie that shows the truth.
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Maloojis
The narrator mispronounced THE STROKES as The Stokes Thats my favourite band in the world and Sofia Coppolas Marie Antoinette is one of my favourite movie of all time because my love for that band (Also I adore royal history and I own the book the movie was based on. Wish MsMojo could fix this somehow! M
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The narrator mispronounced THE STROKES as The Stokes Thats my favourite band in the world and Sofia Coppolas Marie Antoinette is one of my favourite movie of all time because my love for that band (Also I adore royal history and I own the book the movie was based on. Wish MsMojo could fix this somehow! M
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Vel
I am a STAUNCH Marie Antoinette defender to this day. It may not be accurate, but it presents a most interesting POV about her story. I love it for that aspect alone.
And whos to say there isnt at least SOME similarities to whats presented and whats ahemTOLD to us as academic history. Were you there, no.
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I am a STAUNCH Marie Antoinette defender to this day. It may not be accurate, but it presents a most interesting POV about her story. I love it for that aspect alone.
And whos to say there isnt at least SOME similarities to whats presented and whats ahemTOLD to us as academic history. Were you there, no.
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Bryn
does 'top' refer to their being good, or most inaccurate? If the former, you could include AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GOD; if the latter, there's GANGS OF NEW YORK.
How abut historical fantasy films that get things wrong when they overlap actual history and depiction of period: THE PRESTIGE, JOJO RABBIT
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does 'top' refer to their being good, or most inaccurate? If the former, you could include AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GOD; if the latter, there's GANGS OF NEW YORK.
How abut historical fantasy films that get things wrong when they overlap actual history and depiction of period: THE PRESTIGE, JOJO RABBIT
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Trina
I agree that the Von Trapps escaping Austria via train station isn't nearly as dramatic as having them escape on foot through the Swiss Alps. Also, one of the Captain's daughters was also named Maria, so it's understandable that they change her name to avoid confusion.
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I agree that the Von Trapps escaping Austria via train station isn't nearly as dramatic as having them escape on foot through the Swiss Alps. Also, one of the Captain's daughters was also named Maria, so it's understandable that they change her name to avoid confusion.
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Marina
Although Anastasia is completely messed up, the truth is that in 1997 there were still two missing bodies (Alexei and one of the girls, either Maria or Anastasia depending on who you ask, and were found in 2007, way after the movie's release
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Although Anastasia is completely messed up, the truth is that in 1997 there were still two missing bodies (Alexei and one of the girls, either Maria or Anastasia depending on who you ask, and were found in 2007, way after the movie's release
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Nick
Another dishonorable mention for historically inaccurate movies should definitely go to The Patriot. In fact I'm surprised that isn't on this list since the film showed the British army during the American Revolution as more like the Nazis.
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Another dishonorable mention for historically inaccurate movies should definitely go to The Patriot. In fact I'm surprised that isn't on this list since the film showed the British army during the American Revolution as more like the Nazis.
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Erik
Everybody who posts comments along the lines of X may be historically inaccurate, but it's still a great movie - just STOP. The artistic quality of the movies is not what is addressed here, so whether we like or dislike them is irrelevant.
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Everybody who posts comments along the lines of X may be historically inaccurate, but it's still a great movie - just STOP. The artistic quality of the movies is not what is addressed here, so whether we like or dislike them is irrelevant.
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Nathaniel
Another inaccuracy in Pearl Harbor is the part where the Japanese Navy attacks a hospital. As various reports, and Nostalgia Critic, have said, the Japanese Navy never attacked any civilian areas even when they had a clear shot.
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Another inaccuracy in Pearl Harbor is the part where the Japanese Navy attacks a hospital. As various reports, and Nostalgia Critic, have said, the Japanese Navy never attacked any civilian areas even when they had a clear shot.
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Dan_Gaming_Fan
I knew Pocahontas would be at the top of this list. How did Disney not see that the liberties they took would be problematic? The Direct-to-video sequel got more right than the original, and it's no history lesson either.
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I knew Pocahontas would be at the top of this list. How did Disney not see that the liberties they took would be problematic? The Direct-to-video sequel got more right than the original, and it's no history lesson either.
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Good
Congratulations Pocahontas! Here are some other historically inaccurate premises.
The Raven
The Madness of King George
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Cleopatra
The Great White Hope
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Congratulations Pocahontas! Here are some other historically inaccurate premises.
The Raven
The Madness of King George
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Cleopatra
The Great White Hope
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Nikki
What about The Other Boleyn Girl? Sooo many inaccuracies, especially the ending, as if Henry VIII would ever allow Mary to walk away with Elizabeth, who was living in her own home away from her parents.
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What about The Other Boleyn Girl? Sooo many inaccuracies, especially the ending, as if Henry VIII would ever allow Mary to walk away with Elizabeth, who was living in her own home away from her parents.
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Chelsea
No surprise with Anastasia and Pocahontas on this list. Yet, I prefer the fictional versions in the movies. The real story of both is tragic and depressing but I would rather see the movie instead.
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No surprise with Anastasia and Pocahontas on this list. Yet, I prefer the fictional versions in the movies. The real story of both is tragic and depressing but I would rather see the movie instead.
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Ryan?
The Greatest Showman is like actively disgusting.
PT Barnum wasn't some plucky Hugh Jackman underdog, he was a monster who profited off the people that society refused to recognize as people.
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The Greatest Showman is like actively disgusting.
PT Barnum wasn't some plucky Hugh Jackman underdog, he was a monster who profited off the people that society refused to recognize as people.
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Lille
The entire consept of Will WRITING
He dictated the play and some of the more opportunistic actors would go to a scribe and get it written down.
(Thank you all for saving the plays )
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The entire consept of Will WRITING
He dictated the play and some of the more opportunistic actors would go to a scribe and get it written down.
(Thank you all for saving the plays )
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ZRG
The way the British commiting war crimes in the fashion as the Nazis in the 2000 film The Patriots was so bad that made many British viewers and critics rage quit (Not actually rage quit.
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The way the British commiting war crimes in the fashion as the Nazis in the 2000 film The Patriots was so bad that made many British viewers and critics rage quit (Not actually rage quit.
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Andie
Ok, not to be that girl, but 300 and The Titanic are both historical fiction. I don't think they should be included in list of historical inaccuracies when they are works of fiction.
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Ok, not to be that girl, but 300 and The Titanic are both historical fiction. I don't think they should be included in list of historical inaccuracies when they are works of fiction.
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Diana
Also, if we're gonna list inaccurate historical films, you should include one of the most inaccurate films of all time, at least chronologically, which is Mel Gibson's Apocalypto.
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Also, if we're gonna list inaccurate historical films, you should include one of the most inaccurate films of all time, at least chronologically, which is Mel Gibson's Apocalypto.
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Melody
Marie Antoinette? Titanic? So what that the music the characters can't hear and a pair of shoes is from our time. You didn't put The Other Boleyn Girl anywhere on the list.
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Marie Antoinette? Titanic? So what that the music the characters can't hear and a pair of shoes is from our time. You didn't put The Other Boleyn Girl anywhere on the list.
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Klein
The 3 movies I like and seen on this list are, Anastasia, Pocahontas and Pearl harbor, these are the only three that I've seen like and have I don't care about the others.
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The 3 movies I like and seen on this list are, Anastasia, Pocahontas and Pearl harbor, these are the only three that I've seen like and have I don't care about the others.
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michelle
I like Argo, Anastasia. They never claimed to be true. The Anastasia movie was based on the girl who claimed to be her. The 300 movie was based on the comic book.
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I like Argo, Anastasia. They never claimed to be true. The Anastasia movie was based on the girl who claimed to be her. The 300 movie was based on the comic book.
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Levi
You all need to really let go of 300 on these lists. It is a story being told through the lens of a spartan warrior to inspire his fellow troops in a GRAPHIC NOVEL.
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You all need to really let go of 300 on these lists. It is a story being told through the lens of a spartan warrior to inspire his fellow troops in a GRAPHIC NOVEL.
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