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I made a similar post in a discussion on the trailer a few months ago, but I thought it was worth sharing again.
Portrayal of the Riot
While the riot was intense in emotions (if the media footage was accurate), there were no fires to my recollection. It was to my understanding one news van (not several vehichles) was overturned and several lampposts were uprooted. While the riot was embarrassing and damaging (to both property and public image), exaggerating it does little more than to further the “evil cult” narrative and demonize the PSU community as a whole.
Mention of The Second Mile
It’s appreciated to see mention of the significance of The Second Mile in this ordeal (grooming at-risk youth, etc), context that was largely overlooked by the media and general population.
Source Material for the Movie
While the initial script was clearly based off of Posnanski’s book, it appears to be far from the only source (ex: Ganim, Victim 1, Jay Paterno, etc).
Overall, I’m interested in seeing it, but I’m concerned with what other “creatives liberties” the filmmakers took for the sake of narrative.
Paterno is far from blameless in the scandal, but I’m interested in how much blame the film infers is shouldered by him.