Oh, they make biopics of everyone they consider interesting these days. It doesn’t cover everything, mind you. Just interesting parts of their lives. Sometimes even only single events. Cynthia just happens to be a particularly interesting figure, being one of the first female champions of the Sinnoh League, and when I say that little tidbit of hers was a regional headline, I mean it was a regional headline.
So it was only natural that filmmakers jumped at the chance of making a movie about it because, well, that’s how the film industry is, from what I understand. It just so happened that a sensitive screenwriter got behind it and actually worked with Cynthia to produce it, and Cynthia herself apparently didn’t mind.
As for changing, champions actually change more frequently than a few years. You’d be lucky to hold onto the title for more than a month. Still, Cynthia’s managed to hold onto it for quite some time, and even then, how long you’re champion is irrelevant compared to whether or not you did anything remarkable before/during/after that point. If how long you’ve been in office were the only criteria for getting a movie made about you, we certainly wouldn’t have many films about American politics, would we?
But yes, if you’re an interesting enough figure in the public sphere, there’s a good chance that someone will try to make a movie about you, even if you’re: A) still alive and B) not nearly old enough for it. And on that note, may I just say Pirates of Saffron City is wildly inaccurate? You should still see it because it’s hilarious, but don’t go into it thinking you’re watching something educational.
Bill, you’re literally the only person I know who would describe a film about his own life as a “must see because it’s hilarious.” —LH
Well, the only person who’s actually had one made, anyway. —Bill
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