It isn't all that hard to get a really nice recording that mimics reasonably well the real event. And no one for the most part wants that recording. They want a stylish improvement on real.
So very, very true. Do you want the cough, the creak from the HVAC, the echo from the spot on the balcony, the bass stored in that recess in the ceiling.
Usually not. The problem with "accurate" (perceptually) recordings is that they get it all.
You rarely WANT rather a lot of it.