I agree with you, Michael, especially considering movies tend to also have a disclaimer making clear the movie has taken artistic liberties, so a viewer would have to be an idiot not to appreciate that.
However, with red-faced apologies for being the nerd for a moment, I do think Netflix’s The Crown has done some real life damage to public figures who are alive today in its often wholly fantastical and sensationalised portrayal of modern day royals who still need and rely upon public goodwill, especially here in the UK. I think there is a genuine argument for a clear disclaimer on TV dramas such as this if relating to people who are still alive, and especially when it relates to the dramatisation of hugely painful events, such as the death in a car crash of a young mother (Diana, Princess of Wales).
Firmly in the "shut up, nerd," camp when it comes to this debate. It's a movie, not a documentary — and even the latter are often inaccurate.
I agree with you, Michael, especially considering movies tend to also have a disclaimer making clear the movie has taken artistic liberties, so a viewer would have to be an idiot not to appreciate that.
However, with red-faced apologies for being the nerd for a moment, I do think Netflix’s The Crown has done some real life damage to public figures who are alive today in its often wholly fantastical and sensationalised portrayal of modern day royals who still need and rely upon public goodwill, especially here in the UK. I think there is a genuine argument for a clear disclaimer on TV dramas such as this if relating to people who are still alive, and especially when it relates to the dramatisation of hugely painful events, such as the death in a car crash of a young mother (Diana, Princess of Wales).
Agreed on living memory topics that aren’t stylized (e.g., Elvis, Rocket Man, etc.).