Inspired by not based on a true story. There's a difference.

There are so many post from people complaining about the movie because they where under the impression that the movie is suppose to be a true story but it's actually fiction. Okay, first of all, all the movies in Hollywood are fictional. That's no secret so why pick on this movie? Secondly, this movie never claimed to be "based" on a true story. It's claim was to be "inspired" by a true story and there is a difference. If a movie is "based on a true story" then that means, except for a few minor details, the movie is basically true. If a movie is "Inspired by a true story", that's exactly what it is. The actual story was an inspiration for the fictional movie, which basically means that the movie, itself, isn't true but the idea for the movie came from an actual story. That could mean that the movie only shares a few details with the real story. Hopefully this will bring some clarity to those of you who are nitpicking and complaining about fiction v.s nonfiction.





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