Use in classroom

Rating: Null/10 (3 April 2005)

I teach English I in Dimmitt Texas and use this movie in the Media Focus portion of my curriculum. It contains excellent examples of many of the film elements on which I concentrate in this unit. I have been showing the VHS because I did not have the DVD. I recently purchased the DVD and found that the "making of the movie" selection will be of great benefit to my students during the Media Focus unit. For many of my students, movies are a luxury they seldom afford, so they enjoy watching in class. These students are very fascinated with the "how'd they do that" component of movies. My focus on media is that almost all media is trying to sell you something. Some of my students can relate scenes from various movies that contain "plugs" for various products. These students are pleasantly surprised to find none of these overt efforts to promote particular products in this movie. I seldom watch a movie a second time until it has been five or more years since the first time I saw it. I watch this movie in class every year and at least once during the summer each year. Each time I see the movie, I find something to inspire new interest. I love it.