The realities of "Historical Movies" and how they are not truly historical or "love triangles."

Historical Movies: Fact or Fiction Very few movies that are historically accurate make big money in the theatres. Not many historical events contain enough action and romance to entertain the audience of this generation. The further back in history you go, the less facts you have to work with and the easier it is to fictionalize the event. While the movies Pearl Harbor and Titanic were fairly true to history, Gladiator, Braveheart, and The Patriot …

…interest in history, however, it is fiction none the less. Almost all of these types of movies add the same things: love interest, a villain, a hero, and/or action. The big motion picture companies feel that historical accuracy is not as important as things like love scenes or action sequences. History records fact, but movies are changed because people do not pay money for a history lesson; people go to the movies for emotion.