İn the last few years, historical movies have become admired among film lovers. These films which visualize past events, significant historical moments and important people, besides being watched for fun they are also used for educational purposes in history classrooms. Eventhough films and tv shows can make history more accessible and enjoyable, they also have their risks and difficulty. This essay will explore the advantage and disadvantages of using films to teach history lessons.
A main benefit of using movies in lectures is the fact that they make the events much easy for the students to understand and memorable with a fun way of explaining. Not only history classes are very boring on their own, but also the textbooks with lifeless pages are used to teach. For instance, a documentary about an extinct can help students to visualize its way of living, where it lives and most importantly its appearance which cannot be seen in the modern society. So the lessons can be narrated to the students with a motivational and a enjoyable way like this.
However, there is also a withdraw of using films as a teaching method. Movies not being accurate which is often seen in the ones that are done to make profit instead of doing art, is a huge problem. Directors would change or exaggerate facts to make the storyline more dramatic so they don’t flob at the box office or to be greedy. Ultimately, students may learn major historic events inaccurately. For example in some movies, modifications are made to the script so the result can be more appealing to a certain group of viewers.
İn conclusion, historic films can be a efficient way of teaching while being a entertaining choice. But of course, it will have a great result if it is done with a honest way.