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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Current War is a historical drama directed by Alfonzo Gomez-Rejon about the Real Life rivalry between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) over large-scale electrification. Edison's Direct Current makes a big smash as it lights up Manhattan, while the businessman Westinghouse, detecting a flaw in Edison's technology, develops (with the help of former Edison employee Nikola Tesla, played by Nicholas Hoult) Alternating Current as an alternative, setting up a bitter and cutthroat competition between the two over the future of electricity.The cast also includes Tom Holland as Edison's assistant Samuel Insull, Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse's wife Marguerite, Tuppence Middleton as Edison's wife Mary and Matthew Macfadyen as banker J.P. Morgan.Previews: Trailer.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Artistic License – History | |
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Artistic License – History: Edison is depicted as mourning his late wife throughout the War of the Currents with their children. In reality, he remarried two years later, in the midst of the war, and went on to have three more children. The film also depicts the Westinghouses as childless, when in reality they had a son. | |
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Armor-Piercing Question | |
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Armor-Piercing Question: When presenting their case for DC to power the Chicago World's Fair, Samuel Insull again argues that AC is deadly. However, just before leaving, Insull makes the mistake of pointing out that any current over a certain strength is deadly. The panel is quick to jump on that with the question: "Even yours?" Based on Insull's expression, he realizes that he may have just destroyed Edison's chances. | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive: Tesla runs afoul of one after leaving Edison, who cheat him out of all his patents when he needs more time to complete his designs. J. P. Morgan is a downplayed example, since Edison has been wasting his money trying to fight a losing war and Tesla's newly-invented AC motor is the last straw, but he still fires Edison from his own company. | |
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Darkest Hour: Edison is losing the Current War, and has just lost his beloved wife to some kind of brain disease, when he meets with Brown to begin developing an electric chair. The scene surrounds both men with shadows, demonstrating the dark place Edison's sinking to.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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