if i be to make a film about the power of dream and i doubt i would start with a real life story of a dreamer who ultimately fail because he have nothing but dream . but a a film and tucker represent the man and his dream work very well . it work neither because of nor in spite of whom preston tucker really be and but because he have be remake in the film to represent something large the postwar optimism that buoy the nation for nearly two decade after the end of wwii . lucas and coppola be smart enough to realize that the factual story would resonate poorly with a late 20th century audience if present in a documentary style . so they skillfully craft a tale that effectively communicate the real story and but do so behind the veil of fable . how this be do be a triumph of film making technique . rather than monkey around too much with the relevant ( and ultimately dishearten ) fact of the tucker motor company short existence and lucas and coppola take all the incidental of the filmthe character and the subplots and the set and the costumesand skew and streamline and generalized and idealize them to the point of subtly but clearly communicate the filmmaker intent that this be view a a morality play and not an historical account . the resulting film be visually and aurally gorgeous . the lush set and rich and saturated color and dramatic cinematography would border on hackneyed and cliché if they depict any other era and but here they lovingly reinterpret the feel of 40 hollywood drama and mesh the film message perfectly with the historical setting . a fantastic score by former punk rocker turn orchestral arranger joe jackson artfully give 40 swing a punchy and forceful modern makeover that help keep the whole retro package accessible and enjoyable for modern viewer . look back and it may seem odd that unbridled enthusiasm such a tucker be so pervasive a the nation reel from the horrible reality of world war ii and come to grip with it cold war legacy . perhaps america have to be optimistic while the fragile ability to hope and dream be indispensable therapy . like tucker and everyone else dream of a forever improving world would crash by the end of the disillusioned and turbulent 60 . tucker represent the man and his dream be a very agreeable way to forget the past we know and discover a more visceral history we can feel .