Inspired By ... Based On ... Where Do Ideas Come From?

[Mini Mia]

I've been doing searches on the Bronte Sisters after seeing, "To Walk Invisible." Sadly, a lot of shows/movies that claim to be inspired by or based on a true story is full of fiction. Fake people added &/or real people removed or joined together into one, fake scenes added &/or real scenes removed or fictionalized. In the show/movie, Emily told Anne a story of where "Wuthering Heights" inspiration came from. So, now I'm obsessed in finding out more of that tale than was told on the show/movie.


www.google.com/search?q=Wuthering+Heights+Inspired+By
www.google.com/search?q=Wuthering+Heights+Based+On


www.wuthering-heights.co.uk/inspirations.php

"The History of Law Hill" is the one Emily told to Anne in, "To Walk Invisible." She may have been obsessed by that story due to, "The Story of Hugh Brunty." Her family line seemed to have a similar story. I can also believe all three used their brother for inspiration as well. Haven't read, "Rob Roy," so can't comment on it as inspiration for "Wuthering Heights."


www.google.com/search?q=Jack+Sharp+John+Walker
www.google.com/search?q=Jack+Sharp+John+Walker+Walterclough+Hall
www.google.com/search?q=Walterclough+Hall


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Feel free to join in, and to also add what "true" story you're obsessed with knowing the truth about.

[Phalon]

...what "true" story you're obsessed with knowing the truth about.

Not obsessed, but I almost always look up additional information after reading a book, or seeing a movie that is based on a true story that I find interesting. One of that I can remember drilling was Anne Boleyn after I'd seen "The Other Boleyn Girl" and read "Brief Gaudy Hour" (by Margaret Campbell). I didn't read the book because I'd seen the movie, or the other way around; I can't remember the order I came across them - it was just by chance that I happened across either of them. The stories portrayed Anne very differently though, and they are both historical fiction.

[Mini Mia]

Yes. I loved the movie, but I also want a movie that is as accurate as possible. Maybe we should start creating threads for all these stories and dig for the truth behind them.

[Phalon]

I loved the movie, but I also want a movie that is as accurate as possible.

I remember reading that Margaret Campbell did extensive research for the book, "Brief, Gaudy Hour", and it was considered pretty accurate at the time that she wrote it in the 40s, though what was accurate then, is inaccurate now as recent research has debunked some of the old myths about Boleyn - such as the myth that she had a sixth finger. It falls in that historical fiction category though, because an author would have to imagine the thoughts of historical figures, and construct personal dialogue - like putting words into someone else's mouth.

All movies and books about historical figures and events other than documentaries, I think fall into the historical fiction genre. The term is misleading though, I think because since "historical" is an adjective to the subject "fiction", it makes it seem as if it's a completely made up story. I think of the movie "Titantic" as fitting more into the historical fiction genre - it's a fictional story set in a moment of history, with the events and setting in which the fictional characters are placed being accurate.

There ought to be another genre for books and films like "To Walk Invisible" and "The Other Boleyn Girl"....hmmmm...about about "subjective history?

And oh! Speaking of Ann Boleyn, "Elizabeth" is another one - the movie with Cate Blanchett. I loved that movie, and was disappointed to find out there were a lot of inaccuracies, as well as some things in the movie being blatantly fictional.

[Mini Mia]

We need a history teacher to give us history lessons. If we had one, I'd create a board for those discussions. hmm ...