Having worked in the entertaiment biz for a short time in between working for the gov. I found out one thing that always stays clear in my mind.
A movie never closely follows a book or any part of history exactly or sometimes not even closely, what it does is follows what the producers want, and that is what they think will make money.
I believe the time peroid was intentionaly left to the viewers imagination, I believe this way one can insert his own time line in it to suit his time as a child which I thought was a good idea.
I saw a lot of my time as a child in the movie and this is why I believe the movie is such a hit, everyone sees a little of themselves in the movie.
MHO take it or leave it.
I like to look at it as the early fifty's and the trains in it help a lot with that outlook on it.
John
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