A idea like this has been on the back of my mind but more like forming a taxonomy of embellishments and dramatic license. Figure out which ones are somewhat necessary and which ones are "bad". Particularly bad would be those that villainize a real person which role in the actual event was more benign. Coach Dan Devine in "Rudy" and boxer Max Baer Sr. in "Cinderella Man" come to mind.
thomassmith65•40m ago
I'd suggest 'Braveheart', but it would make for a rather monotonous infographic.
I guess a lot of liberties were taken in The Imitation Game.
neaden•28m ago
Yeah they did a lot of weird things. Like Keira Knightly's character Joan Clarke gets her job in the film when Turing does his weird crossword puzzle test. In real life she got it because one of her professors from school recommended her for the job. In the movie Turing works closely with Cairncross and realizes he is a Soviet spy. In real life while they worked at Bletchley park there is no evidence they ever met. It also really downplays the role Polish intelligence and cryptanalysts had in breaking Enigma from before the war even started.
bena•7m ago
Kind of like how U-571 downplays the non-Americans involved in the Enigma.
flobosg•34m ago
(2019)
ramesh31•18m ago
More interesting than true or fake is what was left out. Bohemian rhapsody, for instance, was extremely sanitized even if what they showed was mostly real.
daltont•47m ago