I use movies as a reference point when thinking about the past. Movies can be the best history teacher in the world, as long as use them as a general reference and not as a historical fact.
It's easy to pick out movies that have a historical significance and which ones don't. Films that are believed to be entirely fiction can still make an accurate or truthful portrayal of their time-frame.
If the movie gives a good approximation of what the life and culture was probably like during that era; then it is good for study.
Take the movie Braveheart for example: Braveheart is set in the year 1257 a.d., and takes place in Scotland. Filmed in 1995 and directed by Mel Gibson. Gibson plays the legendary Scot, William Wallace, who gained recognition when he rose to the forefront of the First War of Scottish Independence by going to war against Edward the 1st of England, (also known as Edward the Longshanks), and subsequently supported (and maybe romanced) by Edward's daughter-in-law Princess Isabelle, heir to the throne of England.
While all the events portrayed in the movie, might not be entirely accurate, the characters in the movie are actual historical figures. Little is known about why William Wallace really opposed King Edward I. The movie says that it was because of his Wife who was killed by English Lords. Recorded history doesn't give any details about his motivation for his opposition to England, so the writers of Braveheart, just made up a story to fill-in the gaps. It's unlikely that the Events in Braveheart ever really happened, and no one can know for sure, but I think it's likely that something similar has probably happened sometime in Scotland's history.
Maybe you'll look at historical movies different now. I now have an excellent grasp of historical time periods and such, and I swear it's because of movies more than any other influence.
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