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* [[Aluminium Christmas Trees]]: Pops up here and there, such as when bringing up how certain ludicrous elements in ''[[300]]'' are actually based on historical records or folklore.
* [[Aluminium Christmas Trees]]: Pops up here and there, such as when bringing up how certain ludicrous elements in ''[[300]]'' are actually based on historical records or folklore. Or how ''[[The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' is actually based on real life events.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Certain movies are shown to have done this, whether out of ignorance, neglect or laziness. Among the more blatant being ''[[Braveheart]]'' which portrays the Scots as a skewered mash of various periods in Scotland's history.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Certain movies are shown to have done this, whether out of ignorance, neglect or laziness. Among the more blatant being ''[[Braveheart]]'' which portrays the Scots as a skewered mash of various periods in Scotland's history.
* [[Artistic Licence History]]: Although Nick is something of a sticker for historical accuracy, he also makes a point to emphasize how taking liberties [[Tropes Are Not Bad|aren't necessarily a bad thing at all]]. Done right, it can capture the feel and authenticity of the setting. It's when it's done ''poorly'' that he really takes issue with.
* [[Artistic Licence History]]: Although Nick is something of a sticker for historical accuracy, he also makes a point to emphasize how taking liberties [[Tropes Are Not Bad|aren't necessarily a bad thing at all]]. Done right, it can capture the feel and authenticity of the setting. It's when it's done ''poorly'' that he really takes issue with.
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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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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 also being fair to both sides of the colonialism characteristic of that era.
* [[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.
* [[The Dung Ages]]: Defied. he's tellingly frustrated by how Hollywood and certain others seem fond of depicting medieval Europe as this. In his ''[[Braveheart]]'' review in particular, he brings up how no evidence exists to suggest that the infamous ''prima nocta'', like the chastity belt, was ever upheld by England during that time period, if at all.
* [[The Dung Ages]]: Defied. he's tellingly frustrated by how Hollywood and certain others seem fond of depicting medieval Europe as this. In his ''[[Braveheart]]'' review in particular, he brings up how no evidence exists to suggest that the infamous ''prima nocta'', like the chastity belt, was ever upheld by England during that time period, if at all.
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