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A little while ago I attended the history major presentations in hance and was pleasantly surprised to be confronted with some presentations on less conventional topics (and more importantly, topics I have never been exposed to). I was reminded of the first presentation (one about the contextual accuracy of \u2018spy fiction’, especially that surrounding the cold war) by admin’s post<\/a> talking about historical accuracy in the film, The <\/em>Retrieval<\/i>. And I got to thinking mostly about how historical accuracy improves or degrades a piece of \u201cfiction\u201d\u2018s impact or quality.<\/p>\n

The presenter said one line in response to Avery’s question that really stuck with me; when asked about whether or not she thought there was a market for factual truth in spy fiction, the presenter responded by saying, \u201cthe best spy story is a true spy story\u201d. I wasn’t sure what to think of this, however. I was brought up on Bond films, on the books of Anthony Horowitz, and I even remember (albeit shamefully) the storyline of Spy Kids: 3D<\/em>. No matter how much I wanted her to be right (so that I could feel like a suitably sophisticated fellow who appreciates historical accuracy in all scenarios rather than the brash showmanship of hollywood), I couldn’t imagine any of these works of fiction being improved by substituting a daring escape on skis down a mountainside chased by goons on snowmobiles with a careful piece of filing, or swapping out a chase between a missile-loaded Aston Martin and an equally tricked-out Mercedes-Benz with a long, in depth meeting about the likeliness of a nuclear strike devoid of dramatic, non-diegetic, horn stings.<\/p>\n

But then it hit me that I was probably misinterpreting her statement. I spent so long mulling this one sentence over in my head that I failed to listen to her talking about the importance of accuracy in the context<\/em> of narrative. In other words, the importance of setting the story in a realistic, period correct environment. The presenter went on to talk about authors setting certain rooms in a very distinct way, going so far as to research exact dimensions and placement of chairs. With this in mind it seems more sensible. I could definitely see myself appreciating the notion that all of this high-octane action was occurring during a period of real history, imagining that the only thing stopping the real Cold War from boiling over (odd juxtaposition of phrases I know) was one suave, philandering individual and their tranquilizer-firing fountain pen.<\/p>\n

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