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Title: Fiction, not a biopic--defamation of people still alive
Review: My father and I loved the movie "Shine"; it should never have been advertised or presented as a true story of an actual person or his family. After reading David's sister, Margaret's, book on their family and David's mental illness, I will never be able to view "Shine" in the same way. I believe Hollywood should have ethical boundaries in terms of what they portray as true or as a biography when the fictionalized account defames living people and misrepresents actual people and severe mental illness. I recommend people read the book Out of Tune to correct misconceptions about real people portrayed in this film. The cast for this film was first-rate and it would have been a boxoffice hit without stating that it was true or an actual biopic; without it tied to actual people in this distorted way I would have rated the movie 5 stars. Bravo to all the people attempting to set the record straight!
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