Review of USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) by Birdpatch — 25 Jan 2017

Would have been a great movie if not for several discrepancies that writers & directors should have caught or known better. The movie would have been more realistic. 1- the black men using the phrase "crackers". The use of the word in reference to whites was not used until 1964 when it was coined in a Malcolm-X speech. 2- Reference to "tampons" - that official name was not used prior to LATE 1940's. They were simple called "plugs". 3- The phrase "Cluster-F***" was first coined in the 1960's by Ed Sanders and was originally coined as "A Mongolian" Cluster-F***. 4- The left-handed black man. In the 20's & 30's when he would have been educated, the left hand was commonly tied behind a child's back to force right-handedness. This would have been especially true of a black child.

All small details, but anyone 50 or older would easily catch (as I did).