From left, they are the USS West Virginia, which was severely damaged, the USS Tennessee, which was damaged, and the USS Arizona, which sank. Winners write history. Hollywood wins by stealing history and re-writing it. Filmmakers have always preferred myth over fact, even in movies allegedly rooted in history. Audiences typically don't care as long as they have a good time at the theater.
Historians call it a crime.
This time, however, there are witnesses. But an estimated 4,000 Americans who survived that day are still alive, and nearly one-tenth of them reside in Florida. Some veterans felt as if they watched someone else's life pass before their eyes. Too many love scenes for a picture named Pearl Harbor. I think the history angle has been lost with all the love scenes for younger people to enjoy.