> And, we are wandering from the original point, which was "Hollywood
> should make more accurate films."
Yes, I know. That's why I altered the subject line.
> It's reasonable to discuss Hollywood
> films in a classroom. It's not reasonable to complain that they should
> all be made differently to support your teaching.
Whether in the classroom, symposium, or casual conversation, the key
is documentation.
It's ineresting to discuss what we see in a painting, and how we see
details differently. And it's interesting to see how other people
(including movie costumers) interpret something.
There are lots of things I've seen over the years where I can't
remember the source. Was it an original? A well-researched book?
Something worn by another reenactor? Or even (yikes!) in a movie.
If I can't cite the source at the time, and I can't find it, then I
have to accept that the information will not back up my opinion. It
doesn't matter if my memory is seeing the item in a museum, with
accurate provenance, or if it's a movie that's 95% fantasy.
If that is the first thing people learn in the classroom, then nobody
has to un-teach anything. It's a matter of finding the source and
sharing it.
-Carol
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