RE: Do you think historical accuracy matters much in modern entertainment
September 17, 2022 at 2:21 pm
(This post was last modified: September 17, 2022 at 3:50 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(September 17, 2022 at 12:19 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(September 17, 2022 at 11:53 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: I think historic accuracy in modern entertainment is important because it does profoundly shape the popular perception of history even if it is meant only as entertainment, and historic falsehoods and misconceptions that gained widespread circulation even for largely innocent reasons still has serious real life consequences.
The important word is 'entertainment'. People aren't generally watching for a history lesson; they are watching to be entertained.
they may not watch it to learn history. but their conception of what the past was like is nonetheless shaped at least as strongly by what they see in these entertainments as it is by occasions where they do actually resign themselves to actually learning.
