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  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Which sucks cause if you do a really good job of depicting historal accuracy you get Robert Eggers' films and they're my favorite. That requires real work and passion about the subject and a desire to make a film that feels like a window to the past through stylistic choices as well as set dressingz costumes and all that. He can get you into the mindset of a place in time thsr just depicting events where historical figures are just modern dudes with British accents to stay relatable to a modern audience (go back just 50 years and you'll have a hard time understanding people's mindsets let alone 500 or whatever). It takes more effort from both the filmmakers and the audience but you come out of it with a pretty decent idea of the time being depicted.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I have no issue with Robert Eggers as far as I can tell.

      That said, think the intended desires of most of the target audience of entertainment that uses "historical accuracy" for the above mentioned reasons isn't actually interested in being historical as much as having a shield against criticism.