With how much time I spend at the cinemas as opposed to
doing pretty much anything else, I end up relying a fair bit on my film intake
when it comes to learning certain things. Things like foreign cultures and the
history behind them. Because of this, especially when discussing historical
films from other countries, I’ve wound up learning more about that history from
films than anywhere else. For instance, through watching Bollywood films, I’ve
gained a certain level of understanding concerning the cultural strain between
the U.K. and India, like the line separating India and Pakistan from Begum Jaan. Of course, there’s also the element of bias to keep in consideration; no
matter what is being depicted on-screen, there is always some level of creator bias involved, even with films based
on historical details. So, basically, whatever I’ve picked up from films in
regards to history is always packaged with an understanding that the real-world
events may or may not have actually occurred as shown; it’s a weird tightrope
to walk. It’s because of this I tend to be lenient with most biopics, at least
in terms of accuracy to the real events, since films that are 100% true to the
story are exceptionally rare.
tl;dr As we get into today’s film concerning a
historical British monarch, I’m not going to focus too highly on historical accuracy; I’ll
just stick with efficacy at storytelling as always.
