history 7b Final Personal

Individual Projects:  Films

There are many wonderful feature films and documentaries that are relevant to modern American history.  The following list provides you with some suggestions.  If you would like to review a film that is not on this list, discuss it with me.

Dunkirk

The Darkest Hour

Black Klansman

The Post

Lincoln

Hidden Figures

Selma

Twelve Years as a Slave

The Help 

The Pianist

Cinderella Man

Pearl Harbor

Band of Brothers

Glory

Malcolm X

The Great White Hope

From Here to Eternity

Titanic

Good Night and Good Luck

High Noon

Saving Private Ryan

Red Tails

San Francisco

Singing in the Rain

L.A. Confidential

Panther

Chinatown

The King’s Speech

Rosewood

 

There are several excellent documentaries which are relevant to our period.  The PBS series on Reconstruction and Prohibition are excellent. 

Movie Critique:                                                                                                                             1. What is the context of the film?  What historical period and what historical figures are incorporated into the film?  Summarize the plot of the film.

1. How accurate is the film? What parts of the film are historically accurate and what is misrepresented?
2. How does the film expand your awareness of the past? Did the film make an impact on you and did you find it engaging?

The critique should be two to three pages and should be typewritten.