Woman In Gold Film Analysis

What makes a film which is “based on a true story” authentic? Do films only use this ploy to connect with spectators that assume that these movies are situated in a farfetched reality? When audiences view these types of films they come to only expect one thing from them and it is authenticity. The issues with many of these films is that filmmakers want to add depth to characters that already historically exist. The reason for these skewed character representations is that they have to pander to main stream audiences and studio heads who are accustomed to viewing American films in a certain way.
The film, Woman in Gold accomplishes a respectable mission by depicting reality based on a true story. The film focuses on Bloch-Bauer's niece Maria Altmann,
Relinquishing one’s livelihood and reliving it again 61 years later is a symbol of perseverance and survival that is portrayed in the film. The Woman in Gold helps us understand that humanity needs to be reminded that terrible things have happened to the Jewish population during World War II. Even the simplest of materials are worth something to the Jewish community. The film battles with complex issues that are distorted so that the movie experience could feel linear. One of the key facts the movie leaves out is the fact that Maria’s husband Fredrick was held at Dachau concentration camp. This detail does not harm the movie but it does show that filmmakers prefer to focus on the main characters than on the minor characters.
Accuracy should be important to any film that is going to have historical information in it, especially in films that carry a Holocaust theme. It is our duty to keep the spirit alive of the Jewish population that perished during the Holocaust. Movies like Woman in Gold, depict an era that few would like to approach in a movie making process. The ideologies represented in the film acknowledge that there is still an ongoing battle with the restitution cases for many Jewish