and something that got me thinking re: a comment further up on the page... for me, personally, it doesn't even matter whether these particular stories are true or not. as human beings, don't we all relate to the emotion in them? somewhere, amongst the thousands upon thousands of casualties and tragedies caused by this disaster, many people have undoubtedly done a lot of amazing and selfless things. I guess it doesn't really matter to me whether these eleven stories actually number among them... they represent them. :|
I admit I tend to look at a true story in a different way than I do a fictional way, especially if it happened (relatively) recently. The fact that they involved real people means that the respect I owe those people influence how I view the stories. It's not just an artefact, it's a part of their soul.
I'm also very suspicious of "inspired by a true story" adaptations because that often feel very disrespectful to me.
But in terms of being a true testimony of humanity, you're absolutely right. True doesn't have to be real to be true, in a way.
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Date: 10 June 2008 10:15 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 10 June 2008 10:16 pm (UTC)Thanks for sharing.
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Date: 10 June 2008 10:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 10 June 2008 10:28 pm (UTC)and something that got me thinking re: a comment further up on the page... for me, personally, it doesn't even matter whether these particular stories are true or not. as human beings, don't we all relate to the emotion in them? somewhere, amongst the thousands upon thousands of casualties and tragedies caused by this disaster, many people have undoubtedly done a lot of amazing and selfless things. I guess it doesn't really matter to me whether these eleven stories actually number among them... they represent them. :|
thanks for sharing this, btw. ♥
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Date: 10 June 2008 10:34 pm (UTC)I admit I tend to look at a true story in a different way than I do a fictional way, especially if it happened (relatively) recently. The fact that they involved real people means that the respect I owe those people influence how I view the stories. It's not just an artefact, it's a part of their soul.
I'm also very suspicious of "inspired by a true story" adaptations because that often feel very disrespectful to me.
But in terms of being a true testimony of humanity, you're absolutely right. True doesn't have to be real to be true, in a way.
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Date: 10 June 2008 10:56 pm (UTC)This.
I don't have any words for how touching and heartbreaking this is
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Date: 10 June 2008 11:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 11 June 2008 10:53 am (UTC)I would think they are true, since in several s/he mentions names and places, which can easily be checked.
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