This film, directed by Charles Martin Smith, documents the story of Ian Hamilton, a dedicated Scottish nationalist who is determined to return the stolen Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey to Scotland.
This film is a good construction of reality because it closely documents a real historical event (though the accuracy of the film's portrayal is debatable) that is very believable to the audience. Some viewers may even believe that the film is meant to be a true retelling of events, though it is only "based on" the actual story. Some technical elements that made the film more realistic are the well written script and well developed characters, which are both natural and believable to the audience. The seamless camera work and well edited scenes keep the viewer engaged, so much so that they forget they're watching a movie (though any good film should do this). Overall, I think that the fact that this film is "based on a true story" is what makes it so believable to viewers.
Mean Girls
Mean Girls, directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey, though hilarious, cleverly written and extraordinarily quotable, is not a very good construction of reality. The entire film is hyperbole and completely exaggerated, and consequently humorous, but still, unrealistic. Also, the actors are far too old for the teenage characters they supposed to be playing, and every single person is way more funny and clever than their realistic counterpart would be. That is the nature of comedy, though. The exaggeration and unreality of the film is what makes its funny,- it's a satire- and consequently is not a reality construction.
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