The film begins with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. National Treasure 2 looked at the original's plot and said, "Well, yes, that worked, but how can we strain disbelief even more?" They didn't merely strain disbelief, they shattered it, burned it, and pissed on its ashes. It traveled from one Revolution site to the next, and at least it was using clues that were all logically connected withing the film's ahistorical plot. Even so, at least the movie was consistent. That, and the idea that a fortune would grow every time it changed hands didn't really make any sense either. Hell, more than once major portions of the Continental Army mutinied, threatening to overthrow Congress. Sure, if the Founding Fathers had a vast fortune, they damn well would have spent it, rather than letting their army go unpaid and starving. What you can say about the original 2004 movie National Treasure is that it knew what it was. To be fair, the first movie wasn't exactly a documentary, and I knew relatively what I was getting into. It turned out that, hammered though I was, I actually remembered just about the whole movie. Well, last year, as part of a campus event I was working, the movie was shown. The story was garbled in my mind, though I recall my history nerd friends and I laughing at some predictably bad history. Point is, for the longest time I only remembered snippets of the second half of the film, and figured I'd missed about half of that. Unsure how to mix drinks, I decided to make it into grog, but the only container big enough for it was a mixing bowl, so I had me a giant-bowl-o'-grog. It was dark, I poured some liquid into a tall glass, took a sip, and realized it was actually rum. True story: The first time I ever got drunk was during a drinking game to the 2007 movie National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. u/NMW on Second-Opinion Bias and Our Sub's MissionĬards Against History - Custom BadHistory Cards Against Humanity Set This is just a summary of the rules, the full rules can be found here Posts failing to meet the following criteria will be summarily removed:ĭo not complain that someone's critique is too pedantic.ĭo not argue that a work, as fiction, is beyond historical criticism.īeyond extremely basic material, like spellings of names, questions of general geography, or (in most cases) the date of an event, Wikipedia is considered an unreliable source and is generally not an acceptable source of information. R/BadHistory is a strictly Pro-Pedantry subreddit. This rule is suspended for the bi-weekly free-for-all meta threads. Posts cannot be about politics from the last 20 years, and also cannot use comparisons against current day politics. If it feels like you're "talking politics", you probably are. We request that users keep their posts and comments a sincere attempt to engage with the historical record and avoid making overt attempts to advocate for a personal agenda. If you make a post, you're expected to engage with reasonable criticism and questions about it. Genocide denial and apologism is strictly forbidden. Sundry bigotry-racism, sexism, homo-/transphobia, etc.-is unacceptable. The use of slurs of any type is prohibited. Single-sentence rebuttals and statements do not add to the discussion and can be removed without notice. In serious top-level responses to debunk/debate posts, you should make a genuine attempt to provide an explanation of your opinion on the subject. a chapter of a book, the armor design on a show) or your post will be removed. Top level comments in the weekly debunk /debate post "Saturday Synopsis" need to comply with theses rules:Ī summary of or preferably a link to the specific material you wish to have debated or debunked.Īn explanation of what you think is mistaken about this and why you would like a second opinion.ĭo not request a debunking for entire books, shows, or films. Rule 3: Debunk/Debate Response Requirements There will be a post each Saturday where you can make these requests. Rule 2: No Questions or Debunk/Debate Request Please see the full rules for the details. Please contact the mods for an exemption in case you want to use an alias. You're not allowed to make posts on this sub if you're using a new account to do so. Posts must cite the material they discuss or they will be removed. Rebuttal posts should follow the basic outline of:Ī summary of or link to the material your post discusses.Ī comprehensive rebuttal to the material.Ī basic bibliography of sources for your rebuttal.ĭo not post direct links to non-archived, unlocked threads on Reddit. r/BadHistory is your one-stop shop for casual dissertations on the historicity of everything from bestselling books to zero-budget adult films. Badcademics Association Member Where History used to be written by Snappy
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