I have always had a bit of fascination regarding Amelia so I rented this movie to see what Hollywood was putting out there. It was nice to have look into her life, to watch the airplane scenes and a good deal of real life footage. There could have been more character development but I don't think that is what the director or writers were after. This movie does a fair job of showing certain aspects of her life that are not common knowledge. She doesn't jump up and down screaming, "I want to fly, I want to fly." And, I don't believe a mature, intelligent woman of the 1920's and 30's would do that.
I felt the interaction between the characters was fairly accurate given the time period and their personal pursuits. The details toward the end of the movie indicate a combination of errors caused the crash. I had never heard that part before and most certainly there are records somewhere of the personnel at Howland attempting to contact Amelia. The movie depicted a sailor typing all transmissions onto a typewriter so I am certain somewhere there is paper proof of the circumstances just before her disappearance. Quite sad to think she made it that far only go down in the Pacific, but she knew the landing at Howland would not be easy.
She was a free spirited, gutsy lady who pursued that which made her feel alive. I think the movie did a respectable job of showing that side of her.
I enjoyed it for what it is, Amelia the aviatrix.
I felt the interaction between the characters was fairly accurate given the time period and their personal pursuits. The details toward the end of the movie indicate a combination of errors caused the crash. I had never heard that part before and most certainly there are records somewhere of the personnel at Howland attempting to contact Amelia. The movie depicted a sailor typing all transmissions onto a typewriter so I am certain somewhere there is paper proof of the circumstances just before her disappearance. Quite sad to think she made it that far only go down in the Pacific, but she knew the landing at Howland would not be easy.
She was a free spirited, gutsy lady who pursued that which made her feel alive. I think the movie did a respectable job of showing that side of her.
I enjoyed it for what it is, Amelia the aviatrix.