After accusations of historical distortion of Motown the feature film and maker of many an Oscar nominee Dreamgirls has publiclly apologised. The good people over at yahoo.com give us more on the story:
Responding to complaints that the movie musical “Dreamgirls” distorted the history of Motown, makers of the Oscar-nominated film said in newspaper ads on Wednesday that the picture was a work of fiction and apologized for any confusion with the legendary record label. The full-page advertisements paid for by DreamWorks Pictures were published on Wednesday in Hollywood’s two major trade papers — Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
Well that is good. It should also be noted that Dreamworks did both of these adds a day after the Academy Awards votes were in. It was specifically done so that their apology would not sway voters into thinking badly about the film. I wonder though, does this make it any less sincere?
The people of Motown are happy now, there have been many grumbling about the way they was portrayed in the movie and now Dreamgirls has publicly apologized for anything offensive in the film. Everyone is forgiven.
I wonder if the Academy voters would have actually respected Dreamgirls more for admitting fault. I do, if anything if I were a voter I would feel more positively about the film. But that’s just me.
I guess the people over at Dreamworks didn’t want to take any more chances with their nominees since they didn’t get a best picture nomination.
