How seriously would you take "Last of the Mohicans" if the Hurons had war grizzlies?
I think it would have been really cool.
Yes, I can see your point but with many historical movies I'm willing to simply ignore such flaws and enjoy the ride.
More movies have been made about Dr. Wong Fei-Hong than any other historical figure. I'm a huge fan of the
Drunken Master movies, the
Once Upon a Time in China movies, and also loved the
Iron Monkey. I know they're not even remotely historically accurate, but I don't care.
Similarly,
Braveheart wasn't even close to being historically accurate and never pretended to be. Mel Gibson said, "this movie isn't about William Wallace, it's about the legend of William Wallace." In fact, I'd be willing to bet
300 is alot more accurate than
Braveheart. Most Scotts didn't seem to care about
Braveheart's flaws and I've never heard anyone from China complain about either
Once Upon a Time in China or
Drunken Master II, so I see why we should get all that uptight about a movie that's clearly meant to be an action movie.