a reality check, sort of

     More on the subject of how to tell if what you see in a movie is real or pretend--visit a museum. If you can't go in person, visit online, where you can look at things in  museums all over the country and the world. All of the things in the museum are real. Most of them are old. Here in Philadelphia, there is a "Hall of Weapons" in the art museum, with swords, halberds, and armor, among other things. There is an authentic Tudor period room, and a medieval cloister--straight out of Doctor Who, but real. The science museum has a train in the basement that will be 200 years old soon, but it still takes visitors for ( short ) rides. If you don't live near a museum, try typing "museum" in your search box and see what you get.