Based On vs Inspired By

[@asalways1504]

You mean to say that the Spartans never went into battle wearing just Speedos and capes in the battle of Thermopylae?! YOU'RE TEARING ME APART NICK!

[@edge1247]

As Always IM FED UP WIT DIS WORLD

[@RKNGL]

YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA!

[@KitteridgeStudios]

Oh hai Nick!

[@babscabs1987]

Oh hey mark

[@Striiiider]

Actually they went into battle with less. A helmet and their weapons. Nothing more.

[@gohanr1271]

Based= mostly true Inspired= mostly fiction

[@jochentram9301]

That's how it's commonly understood, but that's not how it's always used. Although I wish it was. I'd be fine with calling "300" inspired by historical events; Thermopylae happened, after all (whether it's a good movie is completely separate argument).

[@Chrinik]

@@jochentram9301 300 is a comic book adaptation from Frank Miller...which never claimed to be a historically accurate recounting anyway. Some of the scenes are directly taken from the comic. But some of the one-liners in the dialoge have alledgedly been said, just not in the same context or by the same people, but Spartans were indeed very quick witted and had snappy, sarcastic responses to things. My favorite is still : "As Philip II of Macedon was conquering Greek city-states left and right, Sparta was left alone. Philip had achieved a crushing victory, and Sparta was relatively weak and without walls. Philip sent a message to the Spartans saying “If I invade Lakonia you will be destroyed, never to rise again.” The Spartans replied with one word, “If.”" And he never did XD

[@jochentram9301]

@@Chrinik I am familiar with Spartan history and culture. That's why is despise them, snappy one-liners notwithstanding.

[@Oblio1942]

based=being positive and doing what you love no matter what ftfy

[@richjageman3976]

Based might mean 1 thing out of 100 is factual.

[@ilonasapel3072]

inspired by people breathing air

[@aarontheperson6867]

Starwars is based on a true story where some guys breath air. They breath air in Starwars!!!

[@balticknight7368]

Ayyy a Lithuanian

[@oliversherman2414]

Every movie ever: inspired by people breathing

[@johnknight4532]

Lithuania gang.

[@MrXbow4300]

Inspired by idiocy

[@Bonk4Me]

"The book 'The Long Walk' had a good run." *a good run* im calling the cops.

[@joeseastrand714]

A good PUN

[@kennethbowers2897]

Racist

[@mariosfunadventureswithlui6197]

@@kennethbowers2897 how?

[@grimmar80]

My late neighbour Mr Lyczko, as a 16 year old - was forced to lay tracks for Wehrmacht advancing into Soviet Union. After bombing of his unit, he escaped from the hospital and after several weeks journey, he got to Poland and joined it's partisan army. No longer than few months later Soviets chasing Nazis conscripted him to their army under the threats of being shot by marshal court platoon. War ended. Mr Lyczko returned to Poland and started working at (wait for it) railway, only to get arrested and jailed by new Polish government for belonging to illegal partisan army. During prison years he started to attend special educational course and after release made career as a teacher in... Polish communist army. He always repeated that all his life he had to work for arseholes he had no respect for.

[@SantomPh]

grimmar80 Poland is even worse now, thanks to the far rightm

[@lucasriddle5538]

SantomPh lol what

[@АаронПерслинь]

+SantomPh That's the funniest thing I've read all year.

[@bigslurpee2078]

@@SantomPh That's a funny story!

[@noger1234]

@@SantomPh that's the funniest joke ever made.

[@adampage73]

I've always loved Sir Richard Attenborough's Gandhi for opening with this title: 'No man's life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record and try to find one's way to the heart of the man . . .' One of the most honest assessments any storyteller has given when handling real events.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Are you saying the Templars DIDN'T fight Kublai's mongols? Pfft. You know nothing, Nick Snow.

[@ChevyChase301]

RedTeamReview I’m pretty sure the Teutonic order fought them in Poland

[@pax7322]

Not again. You

[@ww12tt]

what is even worse, is that this video indirectly suggests that Richard 3 didn't shoot Edward 1 on the privy, which is just absurd.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

@Joey Kevorkian right after the 200 spartans fought Nobunaga's samurai in London

[@ChevyChase301]

RedTeamReview what do you think about this???? ^^^

[@yondie491]

I always thought of Fargo as poking fun at the based/inspired trope. Also, great video.

[@Me1le]

In the Fargo series the "this is a true story" tag has become somewhat of a running joke, with every episode starting with it. There was an actual spaceship in the second season (I know what you're thinking, but its actually a great scene) so I doubt there is anyone who will interpret it as anything but a joke.

[@kostarossides5062]

I've never seen the Fargo series. Is it any good?

[@Me1le]

@kozzie Vercetti I really liked the first two seasons. Third one was all right, but not as good.

[@devtrev85]

I believe that was the point of putting the "true story" claim at the beginning of the film-to be a gimmick. The Coens obviously aren't serious about the claim. It's a tool to help put the viewer in a certain headspace. I think it was a creative trick.

[@hebanker3372]

People seem to forget that Fargo is black comedy,so the whole ''true story'' is a tool to give the right mindset to the viewer.

[@013wolfwarrior]

Well belive it or not but my Grandfather also escaped from Siberia. He was captured by the ruskies and being taken there on the way they were walking over a frozen pond where he saw a hole and jumped in when the guards werent looking, he stayed there until they left and was taken in by the fisher who cut the hole. He lived with the guys family learning the language and learning the fishers trade witch was shoemaking working in his workshop to repay him, and when it became safe Grandad came back to hungary

[@lusewa4939]

dude, one of my friends grandad escaped from a pow camp near Novgorod and walked all the way for 5 months back to austria through ocupied the east block he arrived around one year after the WW2 ended

[@finnorourke4861]

Fucking bad ass my dude, but I must say does he have any ptsd from the event?

[@maestroofamore8948]

@Wolf: Helluva story.

[@donrobertson4940]

@@lusewa4939 we knew an Austrian guy who got wounded outside Moscow, escaped the feild hospital and walked back to Austria. Then hid until the end of the war, went to Australia. He met a New Zealand woman who was visiting, followed her back to New Zealand and married her. When i watch ww2 documentaries about the battle of Moscow, I always look out for him. Very weird feeling.

[@Jebu911]

I dont believe you but its a fun story to tell.

[@The4thSnake]

The distinction is an important one. I can't stand lies in marketing.

[@RushGamma]

The4thSnake As someone who has taken a few marketing classes I can tell you that almost all marketing is lies.

[@asneakychicken322]

Might as well just say you can't stand marketing

[@LemonCurry.]

except they always say they're "embellishing the truth" instead of simply admiting it.

[@482F]

If marketing is true or not is almost purely coincidental. If a product is good, the marketing will say its good. If on the other hand the product is bad the marketing will still say its good. Truth or Lies do not factor in when marketing a product and as such holds no valuable information.

[@ffnovice7]

The4thSnake this is why I pirate my movies

[@pottorfhasz3101]

My Great-grandfather actually walked home from Siberia in '45

[@iminbreadbutfrench8625]

What month?

[@Jay-629]

Urur Gaming December

[@iminbreadbutfrench8625]

@@Jay-629 DAFUQ?

[@Jay-629]

Urur Gaming he walked home from Siberia in December, what’s the problem?

[@iminbreadbutfrench8625]

@@Jay-629 its so damn cold

[@omarma7815]

Finally someone talked about "my way" its such an underrated film

[@grolig1]

Damn right Omar! Beautiful movie! Very good characters and Music as well!

[@michaeldesanta977]

I'm waiting for a movie to label itself with the tag, _"Everything in this movie happened_ *EXACTLY* _the way it appears"._

[@ErnestJay88]

"Based on True Story" yeah... like 5% truth, 95% FICTION.

[@JecFilms15]

Im in love with your profile picture

[@exhoost_fume4646]

What about lone survivor almost everything in that movie is true

[@derkernspalter]

That's at least more truth than CNN has to offer.

[@kennethbowers2897]

Racist

[@harveth4900]

@@JecFilms15 Have you not seen that pfp before

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

"My Way" is an incredible movie! Another one with an almost unbelievable journey which may or may not be totally true is the movie "Europa Europa."

[@nafisbernafas9073]

"My Way" deserves more attention tbh. It's probably because it's a domestic South Korean movie that it isn't more well known. Their attention to detail is fantastic, too! What's this "Europa Europa" about, if I may ask?

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

@@nafisbernafas9073 Europa Europa is a 1990 Dutch movie (it's in English, or subtitled) about a German Jewish boy who hides that he is Jewish, ends up in the Hitler Youth, then the German Army, then runs off and ends up in the Russian Army, and if I remember correctly, back into the German Army. Supposedly based on real events!

[@nafisbernafas9073]

@@gpgpgpgp1000 Thank you, will check it out

[@gareonconley1956]

@@gpgpgpgp1000 it is mostly based on true events. Kids in germany are forced to watch it in history class (which I think it should be in every country involved in WW2 tbh) but the german name gives it more grim voice: "Hitlerboy Salomon" makes you question the whole thing alot deeper I think

[@captainyossarian388]

Got around to watching it and it is amazing. An incredible story (even if mostly fictitious) and movie that doesn't pull any punches. The CGI breaks down here and there, but there are some scenes that were incredible in their realism, like the street battle between the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army in the suburbs of Moscow.

[@Bluehawk2008]

In 'My Way', the two Asian soldiers are shown wearing armpatches of the Turkistanische Legion in France, probably owing to their racial appearance and sloppy investigation on the part of the Germans, but the film's costumers missed that that ost-troops had its own ranking system worn on the collars, while the characters have otherwise typical German collar tabs (which indicated branch but not rank). This has no bearing whatsoever on the quality of the film.

[@zachsmith1676]

Bluehawk2008 I loved ‘My Way’ but what nick said about the ending is false, the Korean is injured and won’t survive so he gives his ID tags to the Japanese guy so the Americans wouldn’t shoot him on the spot for being a Japanese soldier. The Japanese man then goes on living under the Korean man’s name as a means of honouring his memory. That last bit may be wrong but that is what I thought when it shows him in a race when the announcer calls out the Korean guy’s name.

[@MichaelTheGhost]

Oi, don't just spoiled the story. Still, the tactic in the movie could use a lot of improvement.

[@fullmaster8211]

Bluehawk2008 is it your only problem? C'mon that whole movie looks ridiculous. The battle tactics are horrible. I almost died because of laughing, when the girl shot the fucking plane with rifle. And things are getting even worse when they get in Russia. For example, there is no mountains at all at the area where heroes supposed to be kept. There are much more dull moments that not allow to treat that movie seriously. It's more comedy than drama. Unfortunately, most of Korean war movies look like trash because of ridiculousness of their scripts, even though they have good directings. The best Korean war movie, I watched so far was 38's Parallel, the other were pretentious but silly.

[@MrJH101]

Nikita Yermak _Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War_ and _Joint Security Area_ are actually two of my favorite war films that were made by Koreans. Neither story is actually true or completely accurate in detail of course, but they both do an excellent job in capturing the sense of feeling of what war is doing to these two nations of Koreans. One focuses on the past during the Korean War and the other takes place around the present along the 38th Parallel. Neither film is based on true events, but you could definitely say they were inspired by true events. They're not perfectly historic films and no film ever is, but they're great ones for sure that were made by Korean people.

[@AlexSDU]

+Nikita Yermak How about the movie Taegukgi?

[@NiekGAE]

To add to your immense list of requests: Can you review Fury?

[@Brastius]

"Based on a true story" always means "not a true story."

[@ifyoucanflypancake312]

Brastius it's just one of them weird quirks in the English language I guess...?

[@ShadowMudkip123]

Krazee Kieran It's got nothing to do with the language, but the way people have abused the phrase

[@sorzin2289]

Isn't that inspired by the one that made up.

[@ProfaneCreation02]

It means at some point this might have been true but we basically melted it mixed it with shit and then put it in a crappy mold

[@datnoob4394]

13 hours and American sniper were based on true events

[@Robloxchat123]

tbh "My Way" sounds like a really good movie its like lauri allen touri ecept he was forced, rather than switched sides

[@howardbaxter2514]

I would love to watch a film on Lauri Törni. His story about relentlessly fighting commies his entire life is real interesting. Another interesting event that should be given a movie is the Battle of Castle Itter (the first official battle where Germans and Americans fought on the same side).

[@icedwhitechocolatemochafra9851]

@@howardbaxter2514 how would they make the movie tho. In a serious tone or a lighter one.

[@howardbaxter2514]

TheRussian Walrus I say Lauri Törni’s life should be in a serious tone (as serious as American Sniper was), while the Battle of Castle Itter should have some instances of both.

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

It is a great movie!

[@ButtersTheGreat1]

If Ghosts don't exist then explain 7th Panzer Division. Checkmate History Buffs!

[@zachsmith1676]

Thomas Malone Guderian’s 7th SS Panzer Division was real, they just were so good at Blitzkrieg, the general staff were unable to tell where they were until hitler ordered the advance to stop for 3 days while the Luftwaffe attacked the allies at Dunkirk and in the Channel.

[@DaPikaGTM]

That was the joke.

[@MichaelTheGhost]

It's 7th army's Panzer Division, which commanded by Rommel and overseer by Hoth. Due to organization breakdown, failing logistic and overall battle fatigue troop. Rundstedt are the one who gave the order due to increasing concern over the southern 300 kilometer overextend front they just created. Holding with weak and tired divisions that been on the move for several week. Several counter attack by the French indicate that it's too risky to push further without some consolidation.

[@1Brick2Brick3]

Thomas Malone gottem

[@jaytea4093]

Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun!

[@natelandherr5202]

Fargo’s is the Cohen brothers trolling the public, I mean they also put the prince symbol in the credits.

[@w-james9277]

Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope "Based on a true story"

[@DaveartsI]

Well it happened in the past

[@w-james9277]

A long time ago…

[@fallenknighttyler8695]

It is! I was there on Alderaan when it was destroyed.....Fuck wait a minute

[@WreckingWood]

We're still waiting for their space-traveling time capsule to arrive.

[@Fox1223]

Hahahaha there is a hilarious disturbance in the force

[@lovatojonasfan1]

If a film says based on true events, ALWAYS research said events beforehand.

[@thenightling6919]

But that’ll spoil the movie

[@lastburning]

Or after.

[@bobapbob5812]

put your hand over your wallet

[@knighthunter1791]

be me: already knows that Dunkirk was based on actual events searches google: was Dunkirk real?

[@Barri2410]

@@thenightling6919 not really. Rather, it can be a _better explanation_ than history book (at least, of the whole thing is true)

[@watsie04]

Can we please finally have a DAS BOOT review please???!!!!?!!?!!?

[@soulblazzer9094]

Great movie loved every bit of it !!!

[@uggebugge1]

Yes!!

[@p_serdiuk]

It's good. About the only significant inaccuracy there is the flooding. A single broken valve or joint on a big waterway could potentially sink the submarine. When more than one breaks, the ship is basically doomed. Just because of the pressure and rate of the flooding. Petersen exaggerated this for dramatic effect, since imitating the real ocean pressure on the Das Boot set would be very dangerous, and a single "normal" leak might not look extremely dangerous to the audience.

[@watsie04]

Daniel Allan I love it it’s just that the Americans said they did it when it was actually the British, and that’s not me being salty cause I. Irish so I’m an out side source :D

[@watsie04]

I would say the 4hr German version as it is the one I too have seen and well it’s pretty good!

[@Ermude10]

On the other hand, from an entirely philosophical standpoint and disregarding marketing, by stating "based on a true story" it might give the audience an entirely difference feeling and emotional attachment to the movie. It's just like people attaching emotions to specific events or objects, because they know the context around it. Still feels kinda cheap though...

[@JDahl-sj5lk]

Old post but I'll add my share; I don't really have that much faith in the general public, so I think saying "based on" should be near the truth. Inspired by is a completely different story, and I'd appreciate if more films that say "based on" would say "inspired by" instead. "Inspired by" should still give the same emotional response, with the added bonus that people may actually think "this was interesting, I want to read up on this story to learn what actually happened" "Based on" is IMO spreading misinformation. And I think it's easier for people to then think "that was awesome" and then just let it be. But again, I don't have much faith in the general public.

[@maestroofamore8948]

@Ermude10: The Coen brothers did that (lied about being a "true story") at the beginning of Fargo. Makes the movie feel more compelling at the time; but it's annoying to discover that you were lied to. Unnecessary also, as it's a good story, anyway.

[@agdgdgwngo]

They use the words "true story" as shorthand for "truly a story"

[@MK-je7kz]

I partly agree with Coen brothers. There are real life stories, which are so unbelievable, that as a normal movie plots they would be deemed too fictitious. With "based on" Coens were able to tell one story like that and make it believable.

[@viperblitz11]

When you started talking about the Korean soldier, it reminded me of Lauri Torni, the Finn who fought in three separate armed forces (Finnish army during the Winter War, German SS during WWII, and American Green Berets during Vietnam). I'd kill to see a movie about him, provided Mel Gibson is kept away with a 30 mile pole.

[@schizoidboy]

I just remembered a western based on Frank and Jesse James. Jesse James's granddaughter saw the film and her opinion about its accuracy went like this: "Well there were two men named Frank and Jesse James, they rode horses, and that's about it."

[@PandaMonium92827]

Was it the one with Colin Ferrel? 😅

[@visig0th152]

Hey, Nick, awesome show as usual. Seriously, you're the only channel I have notifications on for because any day I watch a new History Buffs is a good one. I watched this awesome movie on Netflix a few months ago called The Siege of Jadotville. It tells the epic but widely unheard story of the men of A Company, an Irish outfit sent to the Congo at the height of the Congo Crisis of the early 1960s as a UN peacekeeping force who come under attack by Katangan troops. It follows the struggles of an untested group of soldiers facing their first taste of combat, a commander struggling with his own inexperience in the face of insurmountable odds, and the corruption and incompetence of both the UN and the State of Katanga behind the scenes which lead to this conflict. I think your input on this movie would be an excellent chance to both spread the word about this hidden gem of a film as well as educate us History Buffs on this lesser-known struggle tucked away in the excitement and danger of the Cold War. Think this might be worth a look?

[@KingsandGenerals]

I don't want to be that guy, but I am that guy. :-) It all happens due to the decrease in the book-reading.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Book sales are at all time high. :-) But there is a certain problem in what is being sold. Twilights and such are inflating the numbers, at least my acquaintances, who work in the book stores claim that this is the case.

[@brandonmayhew5848]

Breaking Bad was based on true events and I am Badger.

[@KingsandGenerals]

nopinkcreations, the Jedi are evil. :-) Will Asproth, it is a book, but it has no literary value. :-)

[@Chaika1974]

Kings and Generals Jesus Christ you're everywhere

[@KingsandGenerals]

I watch too much youtube. I need to do my own stuff. This needs to stop. :-)

[@TheRunningComedian]

I can say without a doubt, this is my favorite youtube channel. It combines my 2 favorite things. History, and Film.

[@micshork]

We NEED more historically accurate films.

[@1010ZZZ1010]

"more" implying such thing is exist

[@reddeimon475]

Documentary is a thing

[@mladtheimpaler]

Asian Penguin even documentaries are very wrong sometimes.

[@fhs4137]

"Hey Mitch, you hear that story about the lady who drove her car into the lake with her kids and they all drowned?" "Yeah I did, and that inspired me to write this movie about a gorilla."

[@jeffmcarthur5617]

I completely agree with you. "Based on" and "Inspired by" should mean something. Putting it in films is not only irresponsible, but it cheapens actual true story films' credibilities. I grew up with this issue. Badlands was inspired by a story my father and grandfather were involved in. One thing I always admired about Terry Mallick is that he refused to allow the studio to say either "based on" or "inspired by" because he only wanted to take the idea and create a fictional story on it. When a few movie theaters said that it was based on real events, he sued them to make them take those posters down. (I later heard people saying I was the son of the main female character in the movie because they thought the last line, which was a joke Terry put in for my father, was real.)

[@jaspergooderp7595]

I know this seems a bit out of context, but I truly love your videos (SPR is my favorite). You have such a good explanation or the movies that I feel like I’ve watched some I’ve never even heard of! Keep up the good work.

[@SailorwaveII]

I'm fine with movies that have some basis in reality using the term "Inspired by" or "Loosely based" on a real story, as long as they're upfront with how much of it has been changed, Ultimately whether or not it really happened doesn't play into my enjoyment of the film

[@themadhammer3305]

JudgeRicand I'm fine with a movie like Saving Private Ryan, using 'inspired by true events' since it is an accurate description. For a film to use 'Based on true events' I feel it has to be something like Tora Tora Tora or Band of Brothers. Since Which both are very accurate to what happened with just a few pieces of creative licence here and there

[@Rotativo25]

A lot of effort was put into this video and it was very well made. The result was a pretty compelling video that does highlight issues within the film industry. Thanks for making this! Good job

[@CalebStroman]

Based on the true story that was inspired by real events!

[@drummerguy1954]

Hey nick! Big fan here and i love learning about history, and one of my favorite bands' topics is all about some major historical battles. Some that have happened not too long ago, and many that took place in WW1, how a battalion of soldiers had gotten lost in the middle of no mans land, and WW2, the Finnish sniper who had killed more than 500 soviet soldiers and many others that took place long before, such as the battle of Vienna, and the stand of the Swiss guard on the steps of Peterís Basilica in 1527. This band is called Sabaton, and i think it would incredible if you could do some kind of review of albums and/or songs. I love what you're about and i can't wait to see what else you'll do!

[@Nintendofan570]

Review Hacksaw Ridge

[@Sakraida82]

Good movie, the digital blood does take a bit away when viewed at home nad not in the theater, but let yourself get into it again and it's fun. The fact it tones down the true heroics when it still shows a ton of it is rather fun too.

[@conphzhi]

bad movie

[@spikethompson2000]

Who would I believe, the person who gave an explanation as to why they think the movie was good and did point out at least one flaw, or the guy who just says it's a bad movie. No explanation as to why whatsoever.

[@Sakraida82]

I also have better hair. :p

[@SamAronow]

I found the CGI blood distracting in the theater. But moreso the movie is just all over the place in terms of writing.

[@saint348]

This why I like your channel, its very informative and well articulated

[@aldensworld2565]

The story of the Korean soldier in my way is amazing

[@MattMarshallUK]

I'm a big Bernard Cornwell fan and my favourite moments are reading his novels then getting to the historic accuracy section at the end and realising that some of the big *WTF* moments in the book were actually real (supposedly). I think it's more effective treating the story for what it is and then doing the big 'truth' reveal at the end. Maybe the Directors should consider that approach more.

[@JPH1138]

Couldn't agree more. The Historical Notes are usually my favourite part of the book and a great way to end it. I was so amazed reading about the 'impossible' Battle of Garcia Hernandez, and so many other episodes of the wars. Of course, there's a flip side in his Dark Age novels where he often shrugs and says "I based this all off one sentence in The Chronicles of Anglo-Saxon England..."

[@jochentram9301]

That's how it goes for a lot of the Early Middle Ages, I'm afraid. The sources suck. But, I agree, Cornwell's approach works well for me, including the one from Sharpe's Eagle, where he apologises to the shades of the two British soldiers who historically were the first to capture an Eagle.

[@corvusboreus2072]

The 'Flashman' novels by George MacDonald Fraser also had tasty little footnotes, where the author either expanded upon or pointed out discrepancies in his fictitious character's 'historical' account.

[@lavrentivs9891]

If only Cornwell created better main characters. They're so one-dimensional .

[@no_one01-5]

Do Der Untergang!! Please!!!!!!! It's the best historic movie that there is.

[@tedarcher9120]

no one napola is better

[@malis9045]

no one *Der Untergang

[@no_one01-5]

Dip Shit thank you, *dipshit.

[@seb24789]

Had to watch NaPoLa in school. Damn that film is dark....

[@hideinthehole]

I feel a nice warm sensation in my core when I see you've uploaded something new!

[@KenoReplay.]

Hey Nick, what happened to that Mel Gibson film, The Bounty?

[@HistoryBuffs]

Unfortunately it wasn't very good and I decided to pull the plug during editing. Hopefully one day I may revisit it. Sorry if you were looking forward to it but I probably spared you a terrible viewing experience lol

[@KenoReplay.]

History Buffs yeah haha I was just curious about its premise as normally if i see a History Buff episode I watch it to get recommended a good historical movie.

[@Aramis419]

History Buffs Yes, thank you for sparing the rest of the world that film. I shudder when I think about it

[@Bullwine]

I would actually suggest Gallipoli instead (a movie I'm sure you've gotten requests for), which by coincidence also stars a young Mel Gibson......but maybe we should take a break from Mel Gibson for a while

[@cloud2018]

I will contest that The Bounty is not a bad historical film. They actually got a lot of details and plot points pretty accurate. I took a maritime history course in college and, through the glory of digital archives, was able to actually read William Bligh's ship log, court accounts and later letters that were written by Fletcher Christian. The movie was pretty accurate especially with the characters. The Marlon Brando version is the train wreck in this case.

[@cinesoundasia]

Brilliant again mate. Love your work.

[@ekpennock]

For Fargo, I always thought saying it was a true story was more of a creative choice and had broader implications for the movie beyond what we normally see in "real" crime movies. Saying it's a true story I think adds contrast to the comedic elements of the overall film.

[@bartz0rt928]

I remember watching Julie & Julia and predicting (correctly) when the second act conflict would happen. Then I thought, "Well this is a major plot development that was clearly made up for the sake of drama, what else didn't actually happen?" I honestly prefer to learn that a movie was based on true events after the fact (and to what extend the true events were embellished), so that I'm not wondering which parts did and didn't really happen while I'm watching. Knowing it was "based on" or "inspired by" real events never adds to my enjoyment of a movie.

[@nosubscribe6233]

This comment is based on true events.

[@commandervex1626]

WhatTT! Where did they happen!

[@angrytemplar7675]

This comment is inspired by "Events".

[@notheme3394]

You always surprise and interest me with your content!

[@jai4085]

Ya boi dropped some truth Bombs right here 🔥🔥🔥

[@samuelbarber4154]

There's a film called the Great Escape. It was made in the sixties and based on the unbelievable true story of how several POWs escaped from a German camp. It's a great film, check it out. I must say I think it's an example of a film that walks the line between the two. Like changing people's names, but to very similar aliases.

[@fruzsimih7214]

The Great Escape is the type of movie that respects the general unfolding of the real events, but completely makes up all of the characters in order to create identification potential, tension and drama. It's quite similar in this way to the Korean movie described here.

[@PicklePickle7]

OMG I always thought of this. It should be banned for any entertainment industry movie to have a "Based On" on them. It should just be Inspired By. I am so glad someone made a video about this. It sucks to see movies like 1492: conquest of paradise with a "based on a true story" when it is not even trying. Great video Hodges!

[@slimaklol6234]

Nick, can you please make review on movie Troy?

[@PicklePickle7]

Slimak lol ummm... You are not talking to me are you? Anyway Troy isn't based on history it is based on a legend. He probably wont do it.

[@slimaklol6234]

hi, yo yo , yes its based on legend, but the city is real and the war was real, and that movie Troy did place any gods or miracles into it, even if it was in the legend.

[@PicklePickle7]

slimak lol He did 300 so I guess why not Troy...

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

"Based on" already implies a deviation. People who don't understand a language should be banned from speaking it.

[@Kerry1960]

I was inspired to watch this (your) video, based my previous viewings of others of your videos. Very well done!

[@BonjourJubilation]

Sometimes knowing a movie's based on or inspired by a true event motivates me to research what really happened.

[@NEMIHEMERA]

Very insightful! Loved it!

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

I f#@$^€ love the korean movie My way, just cool, thanks for mentioning the film.

[@Gahlahad431]

It was the most beautiful anti war movie I have seen

[@eastcoastkell]

Absolutely loved it! I can't find it anywhere anymore though..

[@SantomPh]

The movie had to change the characters because the actual guy didn't have a friend at all to share experiences with

[@painekiller12]

I enjoyed the movie as well but I do find it highly unlikely that Germany would draft a Korean into their army. The only part of the movie that took me out of it.

[@Cythil]

Funny enough Painekiller12 that really did happen. This sort of illustrate why the Joel and Ethan Coen claimed that Fargo was based on true events. Real events sometime are crazier then fiction. On a other note. My way is a movie I like to see. Especially after reading the events that inspired the movie.

[@Shad0wyNinja]

Really good analysis. Keep it up!

[@MrCearl]

Nowadays in the Age of Internet it's much easier for the average movie-goer to do their own research before and after watching a film to see what they get wrong and what they get right in terms of factuality, and this closer scrutiny should encourage more moviemakers to be strident in their authenticity efforts.

[@54356776]

KingKLR If only they did actual research. I find most people just "google it" and accept whatever they find, which isn't research.

[@MrCearl]

Of course treating Google like a Brazen Head is never a good idea, but it's a good starting point for further research and better than nothing at all if one of mild interest is merely satisfied with a Wikipedia article.

[@MrCearl]

For example I'm sure many who read this will now Google 'brazen head' to understand what I'm referring to, compare this to the old days when such a feat would take hours trawling encyclopaedias in the public library.

[@samspurgeon4222]

Mel Brooks has made my favorite historical documentaries....very knowledgeable and inspirational

[@Alistair23]

Why does the way back remind me of when mason has to escape the prison with reznov in bo1

[@vinnie19971]

Inspired by Call of Duty: Black Ops, which was inspired by a spy book, which was inspired by real events in the 1960s which never happened.

[@therampanthamster]

great video - adding 'the way back' and 'my way' to my list of movies to watch - they both look right up my street. Thanks Nick :)

[@nicktrains2234]

Can you do the racing movie rush? It is a bit out of your comfort zone but it IS a historical movie, it covers a fascinating era in the sport, plus(and this is important) it is both exciting and historically accurate!

[@Arbiter099]

Thanks for the shoutout to My Way, I've got to check that movie out.

[@teejaemon]

"Inspired by a story." Wouldn't that be more accurate? lol

[@lavrentivs9891]

Considering how poorly most films based on books actually follow the events of the books, it should probably be a similair tag line on those^^

[@artist1138]

There's a scene in Saving Mr Banks where Emma Thompson is in a cinema by herself and she reacts sadly to something on-screen. It was one of those moments I was pulled briefly from the film, distracted, wondering, "Is this part of a true story, did someone in the surrounding crowd see her this way?" Seeing that something is based or inspired by a true story, to me, is basically a crass marketing gag. As much as i can appreciate life and stories that can warn, teach and inspire, I lay down my cash to be entertained. As always, great videos. This is a fine lesson.

[@miguelporras2515]

would you do foreing "historical" movies? (5 de mayo about the battle of Puebla, or cementerio de las aguilas, about the mexican american war)

[@rezok1896]

That would be great.

[@rezok1896]

Ah yes, that's a good one.

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

Great video, man ---and yeah, their claims should definitely be scrutinized more

[@amo-kd9cn]

Really like your videos but one thing why do you say until next time my name is nick hodges as is your gunna change it to shaniqua by the next video

[@HistoryBuffs]

That is the funniest piece of criticism I've ever read lol

[@dolantrimp1691]

that observation is the most mind blowing thing i have seen in a while. it's probably based on a true story.

[@acetate909]

I just found your channel. Great stuff. Subbed. I like 'The Way Back' great cast and also Jim Sturges. He is such a horrible actor. He mucks every accent that he attempts. He thinks all emotion is emoted via eye squints. Also, 'My Way' is such an incredibly powerful film. Awesome that you don't shy away from foreign movies. Im currently writing a script called 'My Way Back' its essentially about a Korean soldier who escapes from a Chinese prison and walks and swims to America. All four leads will be played my Jim Sturges. The story is inspired by a story that is based on true events that I read in a magazine that I imagined.

[@philingrouille7198]

Update: I saw the trailer to The Strangers 2, and imagine my shock, they've got the "Based on True Events" tagline on it.

[@julianschulz8519]

love this channel

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

1) As a way of boosting the morale of fellow prisoners, it makes tons of sense. Real or not. 2) Well, if you were to escape from a Soviet gulag in the middle of fuggin' Siberia...what are your options? You'd pretty much be forced to walk, be it to Mongolia or all the way to British India, you'd be forced to out of necessity. If one is in a horrible situation such as in the gulag system, they'd have little choice. I would be surprised if many did not find themselves in the position of undertaking such a walk, I do not think many would successfully complete it, though. 3) The book came out in the 50's, the opening act of the Cold War and just after Polish aspirations of freedom were stifled by Soviet occupation and assimilation. Consider point 1, for boosting the morale of fellow "prisoners" the writing the book makes total sense. 4) The marketed Fargo that way to fuck with people. Fargo's "Based on True Events" tag has become such a laughable thing that I'm kinda surprised anyone's got a bone to pick with it in the present day.

[@dontstarvehq8754]

Do not forget that during the time, the travelers were afraid they’d be sent back to Russia if the Mao’s Army catches them in China.

[@TobascoCatMC]

Dude you just showed 2 movies ( my way and the strangers) that i remember i watched as a child and i forgot the title, Amazing now i Can rewatch them

[@barbarianscum492]

Do seven years in Tibet :) I'll keep asking till it happens

[@bigbake132]

Love that movie. Very underrated especially for a Brad Pitt film.

[@Dave_Sisson]

I proof read, corrected and indexed the English translation of the autobiography of Heinrich Harrer, the hero of Seven Years in Tibet. The film combines characters, omits some events, changes the order in which a few things happen and romanticises things in Tibet in the late 1940s, but it's basically accurate about events in Asia. The only major inaccuracy or distortion is that Harrer is portrayed as being a Nazi when in reality he wasn't political, but was told that he had to join "The Party" or he wouldn't be allowed to go on the Himalayan expedition. It also appears that most of the stuff about his return to Austria and interaction with the son he'd never met is made up.

[@sweder5682]

Nick this is the first video from you that I watched and I got to say, I really like your animated character. Just putting it out there.

[@Thx1138sober]

How about a historical review of the 1957 Kubrick film "Paths of Glory".

[@SH-ud8wd]

7 years in Tibet based on Heinrich Harrers story is worth mentioning, too.

[@MagiconIce]

Too bad that back when "The Patriot" was released, there was no "Based on a true story"-tagline, I would've enjoyed the rant about this in this video :D

[@Deadpoolsword88]

I'd love a second video on this topic!

[@moisessalazar4432]

If marketing campaigns ought to be accountable for the expectation that they create in the public, marketing would no exist in the first place!

[@54356776]

Moises Salazar That's true, but I don't see anyone advertising flying cars. Movies promise way more than they can possibly deliver.

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

@@54356776 Unfortunately for you, there are making a flying car in the Netherlands as we speak. I think they said they want it on the road (you know what I mean) by next year.

[@claymccarver6446]

I love your witty humor!!

[@ryanhartigan8758]

I knew the guy was from Korea but I thought he was in Manchuria when he was conscripted.

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

I remember the movie Domino, where at the beginning, it said something like "Based on a true story...sort of." That was a good idea, because, while it was about a real person, a lot of the real details were altered. A lot!

[@ISawABear]

I mean, no that's just false f*cking advertising you can sue for that shit (if you have a good case.)

[@chrisedwards3866]

No you can't sue for it. In order to sue, you must show that you are an injured party. And unless the film causes seizures, the audience is not an injured party. The only one who could sue would be any real people included in the movie if they are portrayed negatively - but as the film lies about being based on reality, there are not any real people underlying the characters.

[@ISawABear]

technically speaking i never said it had to succeed.

[@gentac4518]

nice deflection

[@willj6392]

He said if you have a good case, as in a reason, pay attention

[@Dinosaur_Senior]

Why do Americans have the compulsive impulse to sue for every minute thing?

[@threedudes87701]

I have been waiting for "My Way" to get the recognition it deserves. That movie is bonkers in all the right ways.

[@souhailamdah2982]

Fan from Morocco here . I absolutely agree with you .

[@tyeloughlin4406]

HOLY SHIT!!!! Thank you so much i watched the movie years ago with my parents but i never knew the name and could never find it, and i come across your video. :D

[@tyeloughlin4406]

The way back

[@michaeldorosh5047]

1:35 - you mention "a" Soviet Gulag. But there was only one. The term correctly refers to the system of camps, not individual camps themselves. Thus, you would normally refer to "*the* Gulag" not "a Gulag."

[@jackaloaf8787]

This needs to be a series.

[@wombatv]

Is Nick Hodges based on a real person, or just inspired by one? =P

[@fishbike2356]

Based on = 99% fiction Inspired by = 99.99% fiction Those are my expectations when watching movies/shows with these labels.

[@TheN1cholas]

next up Copy Right vs Trade Mark

[@jliller]

Ah yes, Copy Right vs Trade Mark: based on the true story of the epic wrestling feud between those two fighters. I loved when they revealed Copy Right's evil doppleganger, Duplicate Left, but I was always a mark for Trade Mark.

[@THE_bchat]

That actually wouldn't be a bad idea. I've seen too many people try to talk about one or the other without understanding the difference between the two.

[@hollyingraham3980]

Everyone is so binary. It's copyright, trademark, and patent that have to be talked about together in intellectual property. Though why Mickey Mouse's copyright had to be extended when the rodent is trademarked I never understood except as corporate greed. But there's more than a few discussions I've had about when a system needs to be patented and copyright wasn't enough protection.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Thanks for clearing up advertising slogans made to get me the historically minded viewer into the theater.

[@shmee123ful]

I think the problem people have with the annable doll isn't so much that the movie verson looks nothing like the real verson but no perent in their right mind let along child would go near that movie one, it looks like its crawled out of satins but hole

[@justbored5785]

Just found this channel nick I adore the opening animation

[@slimaklol6234]

Nick, can you please do Troy?

[@hoosierhell7456]

THE WAY BACK WAS FUCKING AMAZING! I wish there were more movies like it, great video by the way.