in article , cjcampbell
at wrote on 4/28/06 9:56 PM:


Jeff wrote:

You mean unlike "Titanic"?

Off Topic again, but everytime that I think about that movie, it reminds me
of a friend of mine that is...well...not the sharpest tool in the shed. As
he sat down in the theater to watch the Titanic, he commented to the couple
with him and his wife "This is based on a true story, I heard".

I wonder how many people believe that the purser shot himself in the
head, that Molly Brown acted the way she did in the movie, or even that
there was this old lady who claimed to be a Titanic surviver, or that
any of the main characters represented people who were actually aboard
the Titanic.

An author can write a book, "based on a true story," call it "A Million
Little Pieces," fill it with all kinds of distortions and falsehoods,
and the public will be furious with the liar. If a movie producer does
the same thing, millions of Americans will believe it is the gospel
truth.

I'm a little surprised at all the animus directed at this silly film. Surely
the hundreds of teenage girls in attendance at every screening was an
indication that it wasn't to be taken too seriously? By the way, Hollywood
also made the film in 1953, and that version was even sillier than
Cameron's, so this is nothing new.

But getting back to "United 93", it's interesting to note that it was
written and directed by a Brit, and largely shot in Britain, from what I
understand. I saw the film and was deeply impressed, but I'm afraid that
Hollywood doesn't get full credit for it.