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Originally Posted by peter12
But not historical. It was basically a fantasy set loosely to 1860s political life in NYC. But it was a beautiful film.
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I know that it is pedandtic, but I think that presenting it as a fiction lends itself to be a better historical film, then a film trying to recreate the past as it was.
What makes Gangs of New York an effetive historical film is that it is saratorial and setting wise, histircally 'acurate'. Although the plot and characters are fictional the themes and depiction of life is based in historical truth.
Many times 'historical' movies present themselves as accuarte depictions of the past, when in reality they are laden with fiction. Sure it might be a historical event, but you are litteraly putting words in the mouths of people, which to me is worse then creating a fake scinario, because it creates an illusion of truth.