http://localhost:8080/fake-history-crown Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 http://localhost:8080/fake-history-crown#comment-41542 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:58:53 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=4843#comment-41542 Yes it crosses more red lines than the musical Camelot.
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But wasn’t Camelot uplifting? This is just depressing. RML

]]> http://localhost:8080/fake-history-crown#comment-41540 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 10:27:15 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=4843#comment-41540 Do you realise that this is a drama show, not a documentary? Not once has it ever claimed to be what you expect it to be – an entirely accurate retelling of history. It would be boring and nobody would watch it. It’s up to the viewer to find out for themselves what is / isn’t fiction, if they choose to. Just as you would with any other film / TV show that’s based on real events.
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Yes, I do realize it’s drama, thanks very much. Everybody understands drama requires fictitious dialogue to fill out a script. An example of the right way to write this is in the “Darkest Hour” underground scene, which everyone knows didn’t happen but accurately reflects the spirit of Londoners at that time.
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That kind of dramatic license doesn’t distort reality, it amplifies it. “The Crown” does the opposite, vesting characters with words and attitudes they’d never adopt in real life, apparently in the name of skewing history. Yes, I’m sure “The Crown” aims not to “bore” us with its ahistoric dialogue, but if that’s what it takes, it’s just another example of the onward march of invincible ignorance. History is not boring. You should try it. RML

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