Albert Blithe End Titles in “Band of Brothers”
Aloha Folks!
I think this is my first post here on this Reddit (I’m usually just liking and maybe a comment or two), but I just wanted to mention that, to this very day, viewers of the “Band of Brothers” miniseries are still learning that Albert Blithe died of his wounds in 1948 when, in reality, he died nearly twenty years later in 1967, after a long and decorated military service.
I believe Blithe was still active-duty when he passed away.
Normally, I consider myself to be fairly generous when it comes to historical inaccuracies. I realize that screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers do not always get their facts straight, and that some artistic license or liberty is inevitable when it comes to depicting History.
All that’s fair.
But when it comes to people’s deaths, especially if it’s stated in the end titles, I do believe that filmmakers and/or the producers need to be more responsible, especially if that person has surviving family members.
I still can’t believe that HBO/Dreamworks have still not revised the Episode 3 end titles to more accurately portray Blithe’s fate, even after the true story is out there.
That, to me, is inexcusable.
I hope that changes someday.
Aloha 🩷🙏🏼🤙🏼