Talk:The Ghost and the Darkness

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The artcle first informs us that the movie was shot at Kenya, and then denies it! What is the fact? --Nitin 10:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

It's shot in South Africa due to tax-laws and other technical stuff. --194.71.123.2 18:19, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Article states that the film, although based loosely on Patterson's account, romanticises his story and fictionalises important elements of the plot, but fails to elaborate on these, mentioning only characterisation changes (Remington/Ryall and Maasai).

Some of elements in the film that are suspect (with respect to the actual events) are:

death of Starling

lions drag off and kill promininent (and notably strong) worker, Mahina

the lions running amuck in the hospital

antics of the native three gunmen in the railway car

arrival of Remington character with the Maasai

Character of Samuel - historical figure, or plot device?

Centrepull (talk) 00:41, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

You could start a section about differences between book and movie. 76.189.127.20 (talk) 01:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I can only do that when I know what those differences are. Furthermore, the movie is purported to be based on the true events, not quite the same thing as Patterson's book.Centrepull (talk) 01:22, 11 December 2007 (UTC)