Film Analysis on Patch Adams based on the Question "A documentary is any film that is based on fact." Discuss with reference to at least one documentary you have viewed.

While documentary films rely on fact to present their story, not all films must be a documentary to be based on a fact or true story. Documentary films are based on a fact, but explore the ideas and values of the fact in a mostly expository manner. Feature films can also be based on a fact but tend to use the fact for entertainment value as opposed to an informative manner. In the text Patch …

…of his girlfriend, Patch Adams tells the story of the medical revolutionary. The text uses many feature film techniques and codes as well as selection of content to give certain aspects of his life and present certain issues. The life of Patch Adams that the film presents is based on fact and actual stories. Simply because a film is based on fact does not make it a documentary, but in the way it is constructed.