Hollywood Hates History, Part 8: Dracula Untold (2014)

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Dracula Untold has absolutely no right being as historically accurate as it is. Made in 2014, this was Universal Studio's first attempt to use the intellectual property of their 1930s monster movies and turn it into a Marvel-esque cinematic universe. As a result, it is full of X-men type superpowers, CGI, and what Scott calls "supernatural shenanigans." Despite all this, the film accurately describes Ottoman forms of imperial expansion in the fifteenth century, shows us period accurate costumes, and even has actors speaking in passable Turkish! Why on earth did this film do its history homework when other so-called serious historical dramas not even bother?

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0:00.0	Many people learn about history as a collection of names, dates, and places,
0:04.8	but history is so much more interesting than that.
0:07.8	It's the stories of the men and women who made those places an event matter.
0:12.5	It's the story of the farmer in the field, as much as it is the story of the man in the Oval Office.
0:18.0	I'm Chris from Vlogging Through History.
0:20.2	Join me as we relive unforgettable historical moments on the Vlogging Through History podcast,
0:25.6	diving deeper into the forgotten stories of our past.
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0:33.6	They were some of the most powerful men who've ever lived.
0:36.3	They waged war, forged peace, and altered the fates of billions of people.
0:40.4	And yet, they were just as human, just as flawed as you and me.
0:44.2	They were the presidents of the United States, and they are the subjects of the history podcast
0:48.5	this American president.
0:50.2	In each episode of this American president, we explore how flawed men have managed this
0:55.0	awesome responsibility.
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1:02.3	podcast platform.
1:06.1	Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast.
1:09.1	The unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes, myth busts historical lies, and rediscoveres
1:15.6	the forgotten stories that changed our world.
1:19.2	I'm your host, Scott Rank.
1:27.2	All right, guys.
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