In the movie Edison The Man, Edison is portrayed as a man who loves inventing and solving problems, which generally described how acted Edison was in real life. However, in the movie, time seemed to go far faster than in Jonnes’ book; that is, what happened in between two scenes in the move might have taken weeks or months in reality.
Additionally in the movie, Edison’s discoveries are shown as a series of successes and inventions. This wasn’t the case in reality; instead many weeks or months would go by involving planning and testing before there was a breakthrough.
With the above being said, the movie was still interesting and enjoyable, and provided a decent, though not fully accurate, portrayal of Edison.
