The 33 Comparison
Patricia Riggen, director of The 33 says, “I love getting people's opinions on what I’m doing.” That is exactly what she got after the showing of The 33. In the movie based off a true story, The 33 shows many similarities and differences between the actual event and the movie. Most of the similarities are very broad and basic, however, some of the scenes in the movie were changed to create more effect on the audience, and for the movie’s success. The movie The 33 has many similarities with the actual event, which are explained in “True or False; The 33’s Cinematic treatment of the 2010 Chilean Mine Disaster.” by Jennifer Yang. One of the similarities is the love triangle which consists of Barrio, his wife Marta, and Barrio’s mistress Valenzuela
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Differences between the movie and the actual event include some of the characters in the movie. Jennifer Yang writes, “Of the 33 miners, truck driver Mario Gomez was the oldest at 63. But the camera must add 10 years, because his movie version looks way older.” Characters are depicted older or younger than they actually are in real life to make things in the movie more dramatic. Not only are the characters changed, but also scenes in the movie are expressed differently in the movie. One of these is the scene of the people crowded around the missile as it is aroused from the ground. People who were crowded around the missile in the movie weren’t actually there “In reality, reporters (...) weren’t allowed anywhere near the rescue hole.” (Yang). If in real life, all these people were around the hole they could have been injured. Many more differences are shown between the movie and the actual event of The 33 to make things more dramatic for Hollywood effect. As many events in history are remade into movies, films, or documentaries to depict the emotions and the stories of the people who were involved in the events, or witnessed them.Because movies can’t always depict real life events exactly as they happened, movies are changed as well and can be different from the actual event. There are however similarities showing the events and emotions that the people felt. Director Patricia Riggen,
Differences between the movie and the actual event include some of the characters in the movie. Jennifer Yang writes, “Of the 33 miners, truck driver Mario Gomez was the oldest at 63. But the camera must add 10 years, because his movie version looks way older.” Characters are depicted older or younger than they actually are in real life to make things in the movie more dramatic. Not only are the characters changed, but also scenes in the movie are expressed differently in the movie. One of these is the scene of the people crowded around the missile as it is aroused from the ground. People who were crowded around the missile in the movie weren’t actually there “In reality, reporters (...) weren’t allowed anywhere near the rescue hole.” (Yang). If in real life, all these people were around the hole they could have been injured. Many more differences are shown between the movie and the actual event of The 33 to make things more dramatic for Hollywood effect. As many events in history are remade into movies, films, or documentaries to depict the emotions and the stories of the people who were involved in the events, or witnessed them.Because movies can’t always depict real life events exactly as they happened, movies are changed as well and can be different from the actual event. There are however similarities showing the events and emotions that the people felt. Director Patricia Riggen,