Have you seen the movie Midway?
No, is it good.
Excellent. I don't normally enjoy war movies, they're too sad, but the historical facts they use are accurate and would be good for a class learning about WWII.
You would like Downton Abbey. It's historical fiction, and dramatic, but without the action that Midway has.
I love Downton Abbey's peek into the Aristocratic lifestyle for the time, and the historical views on the LGBT+ community, and the drama of being in public eyes.
I have heard Harriet is also a good movie, while we talk about historical fiction.
Harriet is an awesome movie. The fact that a black woman is in the center of it is an incredible view of life as a black woman.
What about these movies fascinates you most?
The fact that it's historical, based on true events.
I like the emotional aspects. The way hollywood portrays events seems unreal but at the same time I can't turn away from it.
I think it was way more dramatic than Hollywood makes it out to be. Consider Midway, for example, they don't show you the fear the soldiers felt. I don't fear with them, I fear for them. It's dramatic, sure, but I feel that in their own point of view the whole thing was even more dramatic.
What about in Harriet?
I would've thought she'd be hesitant, but maybe she really wasn't. Who knows what she felt.
I think that's exactly why they can't make you feel their fear. How do we even know they were fearing for their life in that moment and not when they were home?
True, you're right.
Yes, I know.