All movies take liberties with truth and accuracy, including the aforementioned two. It's called suspension of disbelief. The bigger the tale they tell and make it appear believable/real at the same time the more profit they rake in.

Which is why any movie except a documentary should not be assumed to be a valid reference source for historical research.

And yet, for example, the periscope graticle used by most SH3 GUIs is borrowed from Das Boot, not from a surviving example of a WW2 vintage U-boat periscope. I suspect that's because it's what gamers expect to see.

Even documentaries can be tainted. Not telling the whole truth is not the same as lying, but it has a similar effect. Some are biased due to things like politics, for example, and have a tendency to express a particular viewpoint.

It probably looks better. :har:

Of course. You make my point.

On the face of it, that doesn't seem to square well with your sig.

My sig? A quote from a blockbuster! Couldn't be more appropriate for this thread! :D :rotfl2: :woot:

Even documentaries can be tainted
 

So you don't think that basing details of a "simulation" on what is depicted in a movie instead of historical evidence just because "it looks better" is BS. Interesting point of view.

Opinions, beliefs, points of view...we all have them as does every other forum I've come across.

Yep, and at SubSim, AFAIK, we don't laugh at those we disagree with.

I'm not sure I haven't seen that on occasion during my time here but often everything hinges on the context of what one is trying to communicate.

Everything hinges on context, doesn't it?

That and individual perception.