Controversy over debunked elements of Oscar-winning drama The Blind Side won’t be the first time a film based on a true story has taken liberties with the truth
2009 seems like such a long time ago. Back then, a Hollywood studio could make a film like, about the righteous bravery of a real life wealthy white family who dared to adopt a troubled black teenager. And, back then, it was a sensation. The Blind Side made its money back 10 times over. It won Sandra Bullock an Oscar. People loved that film.And yet you’re unlikely to find another film that has aged quite so badly.
a Tennessee court to legally end his relationship with the family that adopted him. He alleges that Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy prevented him from receiving any money from The Blind Side, while they earned millions. He also alleges that the Tuohys had never formally adopted him, as they had claimed.
It’s a mess, not only for the real-life humans whose story The Blind Side purports to tell, but also for the film itself. If Oher is successful in his petition, then it will make it much harder for anyone to comfortably sit through The Blind Side. But then again, maybe it isn’t. The Blind Side isn’t the only film to have been debunked, despite its supposed adherence to historical fact. Plenty of films got it wrong, and many of them remain wildly popular. Here are some notable examples.Designed to be the sort of film that dads fall asleep to on Sunday afternoons, U-571 was a second world war drama about a squadron of American submariners who altered the direction of world history by boarding a Nazi U-boat and capturing its Enigma machine.
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