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The one I hate is "Based on a true story" or "Based on true events" - apart from the subjectivity of what makes something 'true' - this is just licence for Hollywood to screw around with history:
Braveheart
The Patriot
U-571
Pearl Harbour
Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
The Last Samurai
to name but a few lousy films, based on someone's interpretation of truth.
Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
I can see how this one fits with the list. :no2: :idunno:
One word for you: midichlorians.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahctlucabbuS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midichlorians
Curse you for making me read Star Wars lore! ;)
as odd as it may sound: "true story" and "true events" are actually meant to denote two different things. the two labels aren't just applied randomly.Quote:
Originally Posted by CortexRock
"true story" means it's a story as it (supposedly) happened in real life. approximately.
"true events" means it's a mixture of more than one (supposedly) true story, or a liberal mixture of truth & fiction. it's less true than something labelled as a "true story."
as for the "resemblance" disclaimer. there are only so many stories that can possibly be told, right? i mean, there's only so many basic conflicts & basic themes to go around. most (if not all) of them well-established in classical times. originality is HARD, man. it's a hard thing to achieve. maybe even impossible. it's all been done before? and whenever we call something original or innovative, we really mean it's a relatively original variation or pastiche of something that's all been done before. you know? can't put a copyright on the human condition.
retcon.Quote:
Originally Posted by CortexRock