Why vilify the NTSB?

It made little sense to do this, especially in the fashion in which Eastwood handled it, which was beyond abysmal. I understand this isn't a documentary, but why take a real life event and make this big investigation the main part of the story when it never happened this way?

Eastwood shows the NTSB conduct an investigation in which they try framing the pilot as a scapegoat (to protect the air line??). But during the final showdown the NTSB investigators listen to the recordings from the cockpit for the very first time?!?!?!?! During the public hearing?!?!! For the first *beep* time? Only to embarrass themselves and then admit the pilots were right as if nothing happened?

I understand Sully might have had some personal doubts during the investigation that Eastwood wanted to convey, but he was so clearly in the right that the investigation lacked any drama. It was so obvious it was going to turn out in his favor; it made the investigation pointless, which is basically half the movie.

Flight was a much better movie.


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