The film portrays his life from 1927 to 1947 during which time Hughes became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).

Why is The Aviator so blue?

Yes, the grass is blue in this part of the movie, because the director, Martin Scorsese, wants it to look like it was filmed in the primitive two-strip technicolour process. ... When Errol Flynn (Jude Law) reaches over and steals one of the blue peas, Hughes recoils. His phobia about germs is already advanced.

How historically accurate is The Aviator?

The Aviator shows Hughes spending a lot of time in Hollywood both as a producer and a party animal. In this regard, the movie's portrayal was accurate because Hughes was an integral part of early Hollywood. ... Scorsese's biopic accurately chronicles Hughes involvement in filmmaking.