Movies, for good or ill, shape our view of the past, so I thought it might be interesting to note those that seem to get a certain topic or era just right. That is, in the historical and cultural context.
That's probably something that's not accomplished as much as it's accomplished. Films frankly tend to reflect the era that they're made in more than any other era, so "modern" views and even styles of dress and behavior are projected back as having existed on earlier ones. That is probably generally the rule, and up until recently, at least for the most part, movies made very little effort to actually get detailed material and cultural items correct. Generations, for example, of Western movie goers watched movies that almost universally failed in terms of correctness to material and cultural details, with rare exception.
Anyhow, given that, it might be interesting to note films here that get it right. They're not all great films, I'd note, but rather films whose portrayals of an era are well done.
Postscript
Over time, I decided to change this topic so that the films discussed, rather than be listed here, have been individually listed. Therefore, the list that once appeared here, no longer does. As the films were separated out, I generally just posted them to the last updated date, August 2, 2014, where they now appear.
Postscript II
It is, of course, Christmas Season and for some weird reason, that's associated with movies, both big screen, and on the small screen.
Even though I really hate to spend any free time I have indoors, I've caught a few films on the small screen over the holidays, and so I intend to note them in this context. Given the change in this thread over time, I thought I'd note that here, particularly as some of these films are old, not new, and otherwise my reasons for noting them might seem odd.
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