What are some Movies that School (including summer school or after school programs) showed you that you probably would've never watched otherwise? Did you enjoy them?
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
Schindler's List was shown in one of our history classes, I probably never would have watched it otherwise due to being black and white and me thinking I wouldn't like that.
I can't say that I enjoyed it, it's not a particularly "enjoyable" film. It was moving though, and talking in class about what humans are capable of was interesting.
I cannot specifically remember any of the others we watched, but I remember that I liked movie days because you tended not to get homework. They certainly weren't nearly as memorable though.
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Schindler's List was shown in one of our history classes, I probably never would have watched it otherwise due to being black and white and me thinking I wouldn't like that.
I can't say that I enjoyed it, it's not a particularly "enjoyable" film. It was moving though, and talking in class about what humans are capable of was interesting.
I cannot specifically remember any of the others we watched, but I remember that I liked movie days because you tended not to get homework. They certainly weren't nearly as memorable though.
I never heard of Schrinder's list until I already finished high school. I skimmed over the premise and I did not wanna watch it. So depressing, I wanna spare myself from crying and losing hope in the future. Sounds too sad to watch, even just a trailer broke me. Still haven't watched it, because its too nihilistic even for a nihilist like me.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
Pretty sure we watched The Outsiders in school. Good movie. Great book.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
You watched kids movies at school? I think we were only ever shown 3-4 movies that were relevant to the class (eg. The sound of music in English class) but I don't really remember them, they were pretty forgettable. The one I really liked though was 12 years a slave (in high school). It was really impactful and I wouldn't have watched it otherwise so appreciate that they decided we were mature enough for it.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
I took a history of film class in college and highly recommend it.
We went through classics from Citizen Kane to Do The Right Thing, and the discussion beforehand of the symbolism and camera techniques really helped me understand WHY they were good. I don't think I would have enjoyed most of them otherwise.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
My high school computer science teacher would always put on Wargames for his class at the end of every semester. Took three of his classes and ended up seeing it three times.
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Webs, I think it was called. Truly terrifying example of dropping a nuclear bomb.
I think you mean Threads. Stupendous movie
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Webs, I think it was called. Truly terrifying example of dropping a nuclear bomb.
It's called Threads.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
There was a scene in Braveheart we had to skip when we watched it in middle school. I'm sure many convinced their families to rent Braveheart from Blockbuster for "homework" later. At this point, I don't even remember what the scene was. Maybe there was a penis? Probably it was just butts or boobs. The corpses and violence were of little concern.
There was that one time we watched a particular version of Romeo and Juliet and the teacher was delightfully inept at skipping scenes. That girl was barely older than most of us.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
In the mid 90s I don't think I would have ever watched Lorenzo's Oil on my own. It's a drama about parents trying to find a cure for their kid's disease. A disease so rare there is no one researching it. Oh and it's directed by George Miller, director of the Mad Max movies.
Also the 60s adaptation of Flowers for Algernon "Charly" was wild to see as a kid. It's very much a 60s film. Still the only adaptation I've seen. Only ever saw it the once. But I recall the teacher standing next to the TV with a sheet of paper to cover the screen for a couple scenes ... I'm now incredibly curious what was in those scenes.
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I never heard of Schrinder's list until I already finished high school. I skimmed over the premise and I did not wanna watch it. So depressing, I wanna spare myself from crying and losing hope in the future. Sounds too sad to watch, even just a trailer broke me. Still haven't watched it, because its too nihilistic even for a nihilist like me.
It actually has a hopeful ending, fyi, despite being about such difficult subject material. It's not all gloom, though, it is a very well-made movie, overall. Liam Neeson is fantastic in it too.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
One of my teachers would always play Mr Bean videos the day after a big test. I thoroughly enjoyed the videos and probably wouldn't have taken the time to watch them myself (maybe as an adult but not as a teen).
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
I saw Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates so. many. times. and no, I never would've picked it for myself.
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One of my teachers would always play Mr Bean videos the day after a big test. I thoroughly enjoyed the videos and probably wouldn't have taken the time to watch them myself (maybe as an adult but not as a teen).
Mr Bean is wholesome, playing the test scene before a test would be 🤌
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Pretty sure we watched The Outsiders in school. Good movie. Great book.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Oh yea now that you mentioned it, I think I watched that in school too.
Didn't like the book, movie was... um... I rather watch a star wars sequel movie than that
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There was a scene in Braveheart we had to skip when we watched it in middle school. I'm sure many convinced their families to rent Braveheart from Blockbuster for "homework" later. At this point, I don't even remember what the scene was. Maybe there was a penis? Probably it was just butts or boobs. The corpses and violence were of little concern.
There was that one time we watched a particular version of Romeo and Juliet and the teacher was delightfully inept at skipping scenes. That girl was barely older than most of us.
If I remember right, the Romeo and Juliet version, both main characters were underage. That version is banned in many places.
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I think you mean Threads. Stupendous movie
Indeed, thank you.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
The Red Balloon.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I went to school in Germany. Over the years we watched as a class
- Mr. Bean (English lesson)
- Schlaflos in Seattle / Sleepless in Seatte (as wished by the girls in class - English lesson)
- Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier / Groundhog Day (English lesson)
- Das Phantom der Oper / The Phantom Of The Opera (Music lesson)
- 1984 (Politics lesson)
- Animal Farm (Politics lesson)
- Es war einmal das Leben / Once Upon a Time... Life / Original title: Il était une fois... la vie (Biology lesson)
- Apollo 13 (during the bus ride on a class trip)
- A Christmas Carol (at the last day of school before winter/ Christmas holidays)
Sometimes, I think it was in 6th grade, we had lesson in a room that was permanently equipped with a TV and VCR (as opposed to these portable TV carts a teacher had to roll into the room). When we behaved well (and we did!), we were allowed to watch MTV for the last remaining 10 - 15 minutes before lesson was dismissed.
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Just comparing and contrastic different school experiences. (Please state your approximate location)
For me (Went to school in USA):
- Frozen
- Shrek
- Tangled
- The Pianist (it was a history class)
- All the President's Men (jounalism class in highschool)
- The Wizard of Oz? (I think)
- Idk the name, it was some "day of the dead" animated Spanish/Mexican kids movie about some "land of the remembered" and "land of the forgotten. (Just googled it aparantly its called "The Book of Life") (Shown in like every Spanish class ever)
- There was some movie about I think it was a hispanic singer, I think it was Selena. (Shown in a Spanish class)
- The Maze Runner
- The Giver (watched after the class was supposed to read the book The Giver, I kinda just skimmed it tho)
- Memento (only watched part of it because I was depressed and I missed a session of class)
- Dispicable Me
- The Incredibles
- Monster Inc
- Toy Story
- Some animated fish story (Finding Nemo I think?)
- The Rat Chef In Hat Story
That about all I can remember.
I never liked watching them, being forced to watch a movie against your will immediately ruins whatever it is.
A college class introduced me to "The Birth of a Nation" aka
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux KlanDid you enjoy it?
Fuck no. It is a deeply messed up racist pile of shit.
It certainly opened my eyes to it's place in history.
Since the film itself is best left to the trash heap of forgotten awfulness, here's two points from Wikipedia that feel worth remembering:
- "the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history"
- was the first motion picture to be screened inside the White House (for President Woodrow Wilson)
