Lesson 2 - War, chronology and movies.
This lesson combines two of my favourite things, history and cinema. Since the very early days of cinema, film makers have been inspired by 'true' historical events to tell their stories. Look at this list of the 92 films to have won Best Picture at the Oscars. If you have time, count how many films in this list were set in the past, or had a historical theme. Of those, how many were set during a time of war or had war as the main focus? Why do think war has been such a popular theme in movies?
Here are 12 films I have chosen to introduce our course. They are set in different time periods and were made at various points over the last 60 years. There are Oscar winners amongst them and the same lead actor appears in two of the films. Many of the scenes are very famous and iconic moments in the history of cinema. Hopefully you will recognise some of them. Perhaps you will even be able to identify the conflicts and wars they tell stories about?
Here are 12 films I have chosen to introduce our course. They are set in different time periods and were made at various points over the last 60 years. There are Oscar winners amongst them and the same lead actor appears in two of the films. Many of the scenes are very famous and iconic moments in the history of cinema. Hopefully you will recognise some of them. Perhaps you will even be able to identify the conflicts and wars they tell stories about?
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Activity Once you have watched the film '12 War themed movies' there will be some class based activities. You will then be invited to complete a series of activities by clicking on the following link. |