Freedom Riders

Q: If Hollywood attempted to depict the Freedom Riders in movie form, could it be done authentically with a close rendering of real events to the point where it was more effective for audiences than the documentary, or will the documentary always trump anything Hollywood could do, given that it's the "true" story?

I think that if Hollywood would attempt to depict the Freedom Riders in a movie. It would become twisted and not what actually happened. Which is true Hollywood fashion having something to follow. But adding their own twist on it which eventually just takes from the true story. Along with the fact that even if they did a rendering of the real events no movie would ever be able to depict something that a witness would be able to.Be able to provide while a Hollywood movie would be able to bring in an actor that could read the lines. The overall aspect of the movie would just be lost since the sentimental meaning would be gone.

So overall the documentary will always trump anything that Hollywood would be able to.Since there are first hand accounts and even if interpreted in a way that would fit the style the meaning would be lost. Along with any of the photographs that were in the documentary would not be able to be put into the movie. There will also not be a way to have the emotional feel that the documentary had on the people that were affected by this. Even if it was a "true story" stated in the movie the term has become SO over used by companies that everything is suddenly a true story. So in my perspective the documentary that the Freedom Riders have will always be able to trump anything that Hollywood can or could attempt to make.