A biopic is a film that tells the story of a real person’s life — often a singer, an actor, a leader, or a sportsperson. People who write about movies use this word all the time. It is a little informal, but not slang; you can put it in a review.

A biopicbiopic這個字， is a film that tells the story of a real person's life指的是講述真實人物一生的電影—— often a singer, an actor, a leader, or a sportsperson常常是歌手、演員、政治領袖，或運動員。People who write about movies寫影評的人， use this word all the time常常用這個字。It is a little informal, but not slang這個字有點口語，但不算俚語； you can put it in a review可以寫進影評裡。

Say “a biopic of Mandela” or “they are making a biopic about her.” Though actually, a biopic is not a documentary. A documentary tries to show real film and real talk. A biopic hires actors, writes scenes, and often changes time, talk, and even facts to make a good story.

Say可以說 "a biopic of Mandela"『曼德拉的biopic』 or "they are making a biopic about her."或是『他們在拍一部關於她的biopic』。 Though actually, a biopic is not a documentary不過其實，biopic不是documentary（紀錄片）。A documentarydocumentary（紀錄片）， tries to show real film and real talk試著呈現真實的畫面和真實的對話。A biopicbiopic則是， hires actors, writes scenes會請演員來演、編寫場景， and often changes time, talk, and even facts還常常更動時間順序、對話，甚至事實， to make a good story好讓故事更好看。

So “based on a true story” is a softer promise than “this is exactly what happened.” If you want the tidy historical record, a book is safer; if you want the feeling of a life, people still flock to biopics.

So所以， "this is exactly what happened."「事情真的就是這樣發生的」 than比 "based on a true story"「改編自真實故事」 is a softer promise承諾得更保守。 If you want the tidy historical record如果你想要的是整齊的歷史紀錄， a book is safer看書比較保險； if you want the feeling of a life如果你想要的是一個人一生的感覺， people still flock to biopics大家還是會跑去看biopic。

The word is a shortened form of biographical picture: bio from the life-story side, pic from picture, here meaning a film.

The word is a shortened form of biographical picture這個字是biographical picture的縮寫： bio from the life-story sidebio來自「人生故事」的那一半， pic from picturepic則來自picture（畫面）， here meaning a film這裡指的是電影。