Do you believe that cinematic depictions of historical events, especially war and its effects, should be as accurate as possible?

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Do you believe that cinematic depictions of historical events, especially war and its effects, should be as accurate as possible?

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Yes. These are events that happen to a whole nation, a whole region—sometimes to the entire world. So it is the filmmaker's responsibility to tell the truth.

No. Don't we understand that filmmaking is fiction? History in itself, is understood to be seen through a specific lens therefore limiting it and already opening it to the possibility of errors.

I don't know. But wouldn't this change with the virtual nature of modern warfare?

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With The Hurt Locker gaining so much attention due to the upcoming Academy Awards, a war veteran questions how it depicts a controversial war.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/essay-15/?scp=3&sq=The%20Hurt%20Locker&st=cse