But it must have been close. I don't have a problem with it, really. I enjoy the creative non-fiction genre. Clearly. That's typically what I enjoy reading, and have always written.
So, then, would it be wrong if--when I finally have a few moments to sit and write...for a few years--the account of my travels and experiences abroad are a bit inventive? Will it still be considered non-fiction, or will they stamp my front page with "Based on a true story"? I'd sure hate that.
Perhaps this is a non-issue, and I've overlooked something everyone else understands, but that line is still blurry to me.
The line is blurry for me too. Sometimes I feel disappointed when a movie says "based on true events" and then I look up what actually happened and it doesn't really match up. But then I think that if they had filmed it the way it "really" was it wouldn't be as fun. I guess it just really depends on perspectives such as who is writing the story or the audience. History changes based on who wrote it.
ReplyDeleteI have this thought a lot too, especially when watching period dramas based on true stories, like The Other Boleyn Girl or The Young Victoria. I always wonder what the true dialogue was, or how much of the events are speculative.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh you KNOW I thought of The Other Boleyn Girl. Or the ridiculously boring Marie Antoinette with Kirsten Dunst. The dialogue can be so clearly inventive sometimes. But I guess that's what produces six-figure box office numbers.
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