Quote Originally Posted by darkchrono
Making up a story based around a true event or events is all well and good. But why at the end of the movie (if the characters were all actually ficticious) state something like "no trace of \insert their name/ body has ever been found". And "\insert their name/ is currently living in Sydney Austrailia.
Actually, while I see your point, the whole point of fiction is trying to make it seem real. If they're using 'based on a true story' to do so, well, there you go. If they add character details at the end, so be it.