Critical Film Review
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The real circumstances behind a dramatization based on fact are often more complicated than can be portrayed in a 90-minute or even 3-hour film. However, the only exposre most people may have to an important historical event probably comes through a TV show or movie, not through reading historical accounts from multiple perspectives. It is therefore important to be able to engage critically with dramatizations of history.
The AP World History critical film review assignment is designed to supplement student knowledge of a particular historical period, person(s), event, or institution through the analysis of a related film. This is an opportunity to experience a richer encounter with history, as well as connect the rise of cinema as a prominent facet of world cultural history. Historical films open up history to people. Films provide viewers a unique insight to events that we may never have the opportunity to experience. And although no movie can be entirely accurate, when done well, filmmakers can immerse audiences into a world lost in time, captivating our attention and connecting our understanding to history beyond the classroom.
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MOVIE LIST
1492: Conquest of Paradise (PG-13, 1992)
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The Killing Fields (R, 1984)
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