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* [[Berserk Button]]: So far, he's expressed a strong loathing of ''[[Braveheart]]'',<ref>Coincidentally, he's also expressed a frustration with Mel Gibson in general, save for his role in ''[[We Were Soldiers]].''</ref> the more blatant examples of [[Hollywood History]] and anything inaccurate about [[Christopher Columbus]] among others. |
* [[Berserk Button]]: So far, he's expressed a strong loathing of ''[[Braveheart]]'',<ref>Coincidentally, he's also expressed a frustration with Mel Gibson in general, save for his role in ''[[We Were Soldiers]].''</ref> the more blatant examples of [[Hollywood History]] and anything inaccurate about [[Christopher Columbus]] among others. |
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* [[Burn the Witch]]: Nick brings up in his commentary on [[Christopher Columbus]] how utterly inaccurate and grossly exaggerated the portrayal of the Spanish Inquisition and Catholic Church in general tends to be in works set during Columbus' time. |
* [[Burn the Witch]]: Nick brings up in his commentary on [[Christopher Columbus]] how utterly inaccurate and grossly exaggerated the portrayal of the Spanish Inquisition and Catholic Church in general tends to be in works set during Columbus' time. |
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* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]: He'll still make a point to acknowledge how ''[[The Patriot]]'' had accurate costumes and props, or how ''[[Alexander]]'' goes above and beyond to be historically accurate, which doesn't distract at all from how bad those movies are. |
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* [[Darkest Africa]]: Discussed in films such as ''[[Zulu]]'' and ''[[The Ghost and the Darkness]]'', both of which take place at different periods of 19th Century British imperial rule in Africa. Both films also show how this trope can be very much justified while simultaneously being fair to both sides of the colonialism characteristic of that era. |
* [[Darkest Africa]]: Discussed in films such as ''[[Zulu]]'' and ''[[The Ghost and the Darkness]]'', both of which take place at different periods of 19th Century British imperial rule in Africa. Both films also show how this trope can be very much justified while simultaneously being fair to both sides of the colonialism characteristic of that era. |
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* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: Nick brings up how the TV series ''Vikings'' excels in this trope by portraying the titular Norsemen as they were, who would loot, kill and plunder while still being the protagonists. |
* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: Nick brings up how the TV series ''Vikings'' excels in this trope by portraying the titular Norsemen as they were, who would loot, kill and plunder while still being the protagonists. |
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