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RevengeWalrus t1_j29v39p wrote

Reply to comment by andrewta in Which "based on a true story" films butchered the true story the worst? by yoaver

The conflict of Sully was almost entirely fabricated by Eastwood to grind his very specific axe.

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Bushgjl t1_j29vx2q wrote

What axe did he have to grind?

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RevengeWalrus t1_j29wmh0 wrote

Heroes being persecuted by government bureaucrats. He got to do a much less bullshit version of it with Richard Jewel, though there was some pretty gross embellishment. There was an investigation of Sully after the flight, but it was completely routine and by all accounts completely amicable.

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vince_irella t1_j29x65g wrote

It was some bullshit about how “government scientist flight simulations” said that Sully could have landed the plane safely and he had to defend himself in front of the FAA or something. It was nonsense.

EDIT: Just realized my comment is poorly-worded. Sully did of course land the plane safely; the shitty plot conflict that Eastwood shoehorned in was that the “government scientists” contended Sully could have landed safely at a nearby airport, meaning on a runway.

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