One problem that arises is that in the trial, the film made a dramatic point that the captives really came from Africa, whereas in real life, a simple statement from the captives was enough. During the film, Spielberg focuses on the stereotypes of the captives and does not use the information written by John Barber about the captive's life and history. The final mistake I felt about the film was that it lacked information that truly showed how complex and harsh Africa was at the time. It completely ignores the real role of the war in Africa and all that it adds to history. Personally, I feel like even though these inaccuracies didn't taint the story, the same basic story was still there, just Hollywoodized. Although I feel like it doesn't represent the story enough. The fact that so much information about Africa and the captives is less humanized is being erased from the real story. Personally, I enjoyed the movie, but I found reading the true story much more interesting because it showed how important it was that such an incident happened.