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Originally Posted by Alumiyum
The point of a movie, to me, is to sit back and not think. Some people prefer thought provoking films and some prefer escapism. Both are ok, it's just personal preference.
I grew up in Alabama and don't feel I got an abridged version of the war. I'm personally fond of reading historical non fiction, but I prefer my movies to be very fictional.
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You're missing my point. You (General) don't have to think during the movie. Some people do think during the movie and it affects their enjoyment of it. Neither are necessarily better people than the other. You think before you open your mouth about how awesome it would be if we all lived like Scarlett O'Hara. (General You)
The point isn't whether you personally were educated, I'm not saying you weren't. (individual you) The point is that not everyone is educated, nor bothers to correct what they were mis-taught. (Or even knows they were mis-taught.) Who discovered America? You know how many answers there are to that one question? But more often kids are taught it's Columbus, end of story.
Anyway, not trying to hijack this further. I don't want to get into "what really happened" and was just trying to express my reasoning for disliking the movie.