Joshism
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Using inaccurate geography is not something limited to movies. A fair number of novels make no effort to accurately depict the city in which they take place beyond a few prominent landmarks. Fiction is often not simply fictionalized, but outright fictitious.
One of the more perplexing choices I encountered was a novel set in Florida. It included a real historical figure and the river he lived on is mentioned by name, and a real murder is an important part of the plot. However, all other characters are fictional and most of the setting was completely fictionalized generic 1950s Florida town. It was one of the most head-spinning blends of fact and fiction I ever tried to read.
The bottom line is entertainment is concerned with entertaining, not accuracy.
Why not adjust the movie plot accordingly by having them travel from Wichita Falls to New Mexico instead of San Antonio?
John Wayne must be an acquired taste, or at least "of an era." I have never cared for his "acting" (I put in quotations because he was essentially the same character in every film, even when he was supposed to be Genghis Khan).
Has anyone read the novel the film is based on? How much of the portrayal of ex-Confederates was added by the filmmakers vs taken directly from the book?
One of the more perplexing choices I encountered was a novel set in Florida. It included a real historical figure and the river he lived on is mentioned by name, and a real murder is an important part of the plot. However, all other characters are fictional and most of the setting was completely fictionalized generic 1950s Florida town. It was one of the most head-spinning blends of fact and fiction I ever tried to read.
The bottom line is entertainment is concerned with entertaining, not accuracy.
I stayed through the credits to see where this was in fact filmed: NEW MEXICO, which as we all should know looks little like North Texas, especially the mountains
Why not adjust the movie plot accordingly by having them travel from Wichita Falls to New Mexico instead of San Antonio?
Speaking of the remake of True Grit, I found it funny that its set in Oklahoma, but they filmed it almost mostly in South Texas! That movie was okay, but it'll never hold a candle to the original John Wayne film! I don't care if they filmed it in Colorado, its still a good one.
John Wayne must be an acquired taste, or at least "of an era." I have never cared for his "acting" (I put in quotations because he was essentially the same character in every film, even when he was supposed to be Genghis Khan).
I really dislike it when Hollywood uses the worst stereotypes to characterize any group
Has anyone read the novel the film is based on? How much of the portrayal of ex-Confederates was added by the filmmakers vs taken directly from the book?