Inaccuracies In Thirteen Days
The movie, thirteen days accurately displays the behavior and activities that were occurring during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which the movie is based upon. In a recent national study of the 13 days movie, against known fact the movie was given high ratings with accuracy and how true the facts where. But there were also problems and false facts, leading the movie to be more of a representation of the event than a total recall. The directors also had to have their analysis of the movie, pre and postproduction, meaning there was basically the a textual guide through the movie and their thoughts on why it had happened and if it was accurate.
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No one has ever argued that O’Donnell, who served as White House appointments secretary and political adviser after Kennedy became president in 1961, played an important role in the missile crisis. To the contrary, a host of historians, political scientists, journalists, and Kennedy aides — including Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Graham Allison, Marvin Kalb, and Theodore Sorensen — have said that O’Donnell “had nothing to do with the Cuban missile crisis.” In real life, but because of Hollywood success rates the movie is made to seem as if he is one of the most important parts of the whole crisis, which was incorrect. And though its just one part that is incorrect, it affects the whole movie, portraying the wrong image to the public. Making the facts seem like they were wrong. The main director Everyman device works best when the O’Donnell character is inside the White House, he is at centre stage, not watching from a corner. My students left the theatre convinced that O’Donnell had been a more important figure in the crisis than Attorney General Robert Kennedy or any other member of Ex Comm, which is inaccurate. Leading to the fact that though the movie had high historical ratings, there was a lot of
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Thirteen days has gone under the nation grading for historical movies and has past with flying …show more content…
No one has ever argued that O’Donnell, who served as White House appointments secretary and political adviser after Kennedy became president in 1961, played an important role in the missile crisis. To the contrary, a host of historians, political scientists, journalists, and Kennedy aides — including Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Graham Allison, Marvin Kalb, and Theodore Sorensen — have said that O’Donnell “had nothing to do with the Cuban missile crisis.” In real life, but because of Hollywood success rates the movie is made to seem as if he is one of the most important parts of the whole crisis, which was incorrect. And though its just one part that is incorrect, it affects the whole movie, portraying the wrong image to the public. Making the facts seem like they were wrong. The main director Everyman device works best when the O’Donnell character is inside the White House, he is at centre stage, not watching from a corner. My students left the theatre convinced that O’Donnell had been a more important figure in the crisis than Attorney General Robert Kennedy or any other member of Ex Comm, which is inaccurate. Leading to the fact that though the movie had high historical ratings, there was a lot of