When it comes to adapting true stories to the big screen, creative liberties from Hollywood are to be expected.
Truth is often stranger than fiction, but movies are predicated upon myth making and the escapism of fantasy.
Mainstream cinema, being comfortable with formulaic tendencies, prefers to shape historic people, places, and events into a template.
For a film such as the modern classic, All the President’s Men, the historical backdrop of one of the most scandalous political stories in American history inspired the filmmakers to emphasize authenticity rather than supply deceitfulness to a story about lies.
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