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Based on a true story, exaggerated until the truth files a complaint.
means A presentation of real events reshaped into dramatic, theatrical form — facts with added tension, dialogue, and tears.
from Built from 'dramatize,' itself from 'drama,' which comes from Greek 'drān' meaning 'to do' or 'to act.' The suffix '-ize' (make into) plus '-ation' (the act of) stack on top, so the word literally means 'the act of turning something into action/performance' — which is exactly what happens to the truth along the way.
- legal shield
- lets filmmakers invent dialogue nobody actually said
- disclaimer purpose
- warns you the reenactment is not evidence
- favorite habitat
- true crime shows and courtroom reenactments
- core trick
- facts stay, nuance leaves, music swells