1.) He no longer lived at Helen's when the shooting occurred.
Though I see why they condensed these facts to streamline the narrative, he had moved to his own apartment long before. In fact, it seems like not much time had passed but in reality it was years after Helen's death that he committed the Port Arthur shooting.
2.) Martin Bryant had a girlfriend.
He had a girlfriend the day he left for the shooting, because the authorities went and talked to her afterwards. She had no idea, he sent off no weird signals or vibes. In the apartment they found a calendar, with April 28th circled several times in red ink.
3.) There are NOT more guns in Australia now.
This is patently false. There are more gun LICENSES, but the actual number of firearms in the hands of civilians is far less than in 1996, despite population growth. To even imply they have a gun problem comparable to the US is ludicrous.
4) He was and still is a suspect in the death of his father.
This was not touched on at all, and, in my mind, I don't think he actually murdered his father either. But he was a suspect; Matin's weights were the weights that were tied to his father's body and dragged him down. To this day, Australian authorities have not put it past him that he may have committed this crime.
Other than that, everything was accurate. Scary accurate, actually. From his clothes to his mannerisms to the night he saw the UK mass shooting (which inspired him), everything was spot on.
Oh, and one more thing: the real Helen was fat. Not a nice thing to say, but she was; she looked nothing like Essie Davis.
Though I see why they condensed these facts to streamline the narrative, he had moved to his own apartment long before. In fact, it seems like not much time had passed but in reality it was years after Helen's death that he committed the Port Arthur shooting.
2.) Martin Bryant had a girlfriend.
He had a girlfriend the day he left for the shooting, because the authorities went and talked to her afterwards. She had no idea, he sent off no weird signals or vibes. In the apartment they found a calendar, with April 28th circled several times in red ink.
3.) There are NOT more guns in Australia now.
This is patently false. There are more gun LICENSES, but the actual number of firearms in the hands of civilians is far less than in 1996, despite population growth. To even imply they have a gun problem comparable to the US is ludicrous.
4) He was and still is a suspect in the death of his father.
This was not touched on at all, and, in my mind, I don't think he actually murdered his father either. But he was a suspect; Matin's weights were the weights that were tied to his father's body and dragged him down. To this day, Australian authorities have not put it past him that he may have committed this crime.
Other than that, everything was accurate. Scary accurate, actually. From his clothes to his mannerisms to the night he saw the UK mass shooting (which inspired him), everything was spot on.
Oh, and one more thing: the real Helen was fat. Not a nice thing to say, but she was; she looked nothing like Essie Davis.