Jack Straw
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What movies do you think are the most accurate portrayals of real events in western history. Specifically I'm wondering about Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War and the doings of Wyatt Earp, but please include any others that you think are worth a look. I guess this depends in part on which versions of these stories you accept as the truth.
I started thinking about this the other day when Young Guns 2 was on. My fiance asked me why Billy was being chased for shooting people while those doing the chasing seemed to do plenty of shooting themselves. It has been a while since I have done any reading about this stuff so I was kind of stumped as to how to answer without sounding vague and wishy-washy. I thought I might be able to find a movie that could explain it better than I am able to.
I better do some more research if she's going to keep asking me tough questions. She thinks I'm brilliant and I would hate to let her down.
Jack
I started thinking about this the other day when Young Guns 2 was on. My fiance asked me why Billy was being chased for shooting people while those doing the chasing seemed to do plenty of shooting themselves. It has been a while since I have done any reading about this stuff so I was kind of stumped as to how to answer without sounding vague and wishy-washy. I thought I might be able to find a movie that could explain it better than I am able to.
I better do some more research if she's going to keep asking me tough questions. She thinks I'm brilliant and I would hate to let her down.
Jack