I’m the same way, lol. Though not quite the buff you are. I usually see movies well after their initial release. But two weeks ago I actually went to the movies with a friend. She wanted to see Hidden Numbers. I went home and spent an hour researching the three women portrayed. They were all as accomplished as the movie made them out to be, perhaps even more so.
But the movie was inaccurate concerning their discrimination. The movie was set in 1962 and NASA was completely integrated in 1958. But the ladies did work there prior to 58 so I’m sure they endured racism. Good movie all in all.
Yes, I have been INTO movies since my mom’s twin took me to my first “big girl” movie when I was 10 (The Man with the Golden Arm). At 10 I was not as knowledgeable as our president’s son.. not street smart and pretty naive .. saying that about him as did you see his FB and Twitter pages? wow. So I am not sure I got the message of the movie but loved getting caught up in the story, sound, visuals.
But I digress. I give movie producers a LOT of leeway with what they give us . THE WORD DOCUMENTARY is quite different than movies “based on a true story” or “INSPIRED by a true story”. Artistic license makes things good. Even with movies that are fiction based on a novel or other work.
Back to the movie I first saw (yes, I did go to Saturday cartoons at theater, but quite different). I didn’t really understand the movie. (about a junkie) but realized years later that this related big time to my aunt. She had moved in with us and stayed with us a few years. She had moved from NYC.. I realize now that she was either a recovered, still into, or had a lot of friends that way.
She died at 47, just months before my wedding of alcoholism issues.
Thanks for sharing that. I knew it was based on actual women but figured it was exaggerated. I’ll have to watch it now.