07-04-2012, 10:56 AM | #31 |
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I can't believe no one has mentioned Catch 22
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07-04-2012, 11:15 AM | #32 | |
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07-04-2012, 01:11 PM | #33 | |
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A movie "based on a true story" clearly takes liberties with truth. I know that going in. Most of us have a soft spot for stories of real people who overcome incredible odds. Lying about those odds is a betrayal, and I see no reason to support an author who does that, especially in telling his own life story. If he'd written it as fiction from the start, that would be different. |
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07-04-2012, 01:45 PM | #34 |
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Yes, I agree that he should have just said it was a fiction based on his life, nevertheless the book itself fits the OP topic.
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07-07-2012, 11:04 AM | #35 |
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The Godfather? Haven't read anything else by him, but there's my penny's worth...
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07-08-2012, 03:34 PM | #37 |
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07-09-2012, 06:42 AM | #38 |
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