Throughout the article they make a lot of good points; the problem: who is telling the truth?

Well we will probably never know, but for the most part we need to believe and see what we think is right. There is a million different ways to interpret the film, we all have different ideas and opinions; and I think that maybe the reason the movie is so well liked, but so controversial.

The terms Billy Mitchell uses are at times very humorous- due to the fact that he is so full of himself you feel embarrassed for him. However arrogant he is I do believe that in some scenes he was set up. Others, well, the tone of his voice was enough to see that he is not always the Saint he paints himself to be. The first time going through the interview I tried to be impartial; the second I tried to see it from his point of view.

I tried to put myself in those big shoes and see how I would handle these situations if need be. I thought about how his kids were not in the film. Why is this? Possible he didn’t want his kids involved because if the movie was bad- he didn’t want them to be drug down by the stigma. Could it be that kids didn’t want to be in it? Or is it that Billy didn’t want them to be criticized for anything? It’s hard to tell the reason, but whatever it is, it’s hard to tell what kind of family man he is.

As for the reason he was ‘made’ to look bad: did he do, or perhaps say something that would upset the directors? Was there something behind the scenes that we were never aware of. [This would be very easy to keep concealed, since we will never have access to the whole film.] I have to admit that making him look like the bad guy is probably the easiest part of their career. Reviewing the scenes in the film that the interview was referring to, it is hard to separate the truth from lies, and editing from “the way it is.” Which is actually the way it should be; if we could tell every part the movie was edited; it would make for one long movie.

When I was watching the film clips posted with the article it was easy to see how it would be hard to deal with Mr. Awesome. I think he is very similar to Billy Mitchell, if it is even possible- maybe a bit more arrogant. It would also be understandable why you would need to keep a close eye on him, he comes off as a crazy guy! However this article was a good opportunity to take the time to break down some specific scenes, and try to figure out which part to believe and which are completely in the air- and we will just have to go with what we choose to believe.

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