The Allied Film

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What if the person you loved was not the person you thought they were? Well, in Allied, the entire film is based on this concept. Being allegedly based on a true story, the film boasts turmoil, love and destruction with regard to the characters love for one another and WWII in progress.
While there are many films based on true stories out there, this one in particular seems a bit odd. While most films have hard evidence to base their movies off of, in my research it seems as though Stephen Knight heard the story on his travels 30 years ago from word of mouth rather than textbooks. In an interview with Knight, he stated that there is no historical evidence backing the story, however, he believes the story to be true in the notion he heard it prior to him being famous. Elaborating, he states that the person he heard it from had no motives in lying to him about the story. Therefore, in my personal opinion, I cannot accept this film to be based on a true story. Without any proof backing such claims, a claim is invalid. For an example, if a wrote a story about pigs flying and called it a true story based on what I heard on the street, would an audience really believe me?
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