The Public Notices the Minute Details
Military aficionados and historians can readily point out errors in war movies. They know troop movements, equipment and vehicles, enemy movements, and the details of the battle. But just as, perhaps more, valuable is the input from the veterans who were there. They can spot problems in the smallest detail, down to food available at the time, the music, the vehicles, and the weapons.
They know if the film conveys the stressful, unbearable feeling of being in the trenches, not knowing if you will see another day. And despite this, have the bravery to do your mission anyway. War films, even those highly acclaimed for accuracy will have factual errors, whether large details like where a mission happened or which armies were involved, or small details like how soldiers would speak to each other on the radio. With so many details in the film making process, mistakes are inevitable.
