They've added this character, Amelia Wren, and whilst she isn't like a bad character, she's completely made up, and replaced the actual hero who was Henry Coxwell. Feminism propaganda? Maybe not however it was needless, and then romance between James Glaisher and Ameila Wren was implied at the end which is adding to the fiction in this film which was meant to be based on a true story.
Having said all that, if I take off my history specs and put on my film specs on, there are more positives to look at.
The film switches between past and present. The past looking at how they got to the balloon in the first place, and the present is the journey on the balloon, and the emotional and physical battles they face.
All in all it was an alright effort, definitely entertaining and engaging, and Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones did very well. I'd say worth a watch but if you're a bit touchy with the correctness of the history then I'd give it a miss.
Having said all that, if I take off my history specs and put on my film specs on, there are more positives to look at.
The film switches between past and present. The past looking at how they got to the balloon in the first place, and the present is the journey on the balloon, and the emotional and physical battles they face.
All in all it was an alright effort, definitely entertaining and engaging, and Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones did very well. I'd say worth a watch but if you're a bit touchy with the correctness of the history then I'd give it a miss.