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I knew this movie would be historically laughable when....

posted 11 years ago by vnse
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In 1839, president Van Buren is on the campaign trail for the 1840 election. Which is ridiculous for 2 reasons

1. Presidents didn't campaign in person the way they do today back then
2. Unlike today campaigns didn't last an entire year.

That was the first of many historical inaccuracies.

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[–] BrianRaess_Is_FinallyGone 11 years ago

It's a good thing:

1. This wasn't a documentary
2. This wasn't about how campaigns worked in 1839
3. They didn't interrupt the plot and spend valuable screen time to explain it since it wasn't important to what the movie is actually about.

[–] ave_roma2004 9 years ago

Oh look. Another wrong person who wants to ignore facts in favor of *beep* fantasy.

[–] BrianRaess_Is_FinallyGone 9 years ago

Oh look. Another wrong person who wants a movie about one thing to be about something *beep* else.

[–] spookyrat1 8 years ago

That was the first of many historical inaccuracies.

And so breathtaking in its relevance! What a scholar! Go to the head of the class.🐭