movie history

Bill and Ted

399

Purpose: This movie shows a lot of different events that have happened in the past.
Fact Check: Originally the time machine was a van.
Rating: 3
Connection: Bill and Ted try to rush everything in order to graduate and so am I.

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

Jan 1, 1167

Purpose: This movie revealed how Genghis Khan was as a child.
Fact Check: Genghis Khan had many wives.
Rating: 5
Connection: In Bill and Ted we learned a little about Genghis Khan.

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Jan 1, 1492

Purpose: This movie showed how Christopher Columbus became a known explorer.

Oliver Twist

Jan 1, 1800

Purpose: This movie helped show how greedy the rich were during the industrial revolution and how orphans were raised.
Fact Check: Orphans were worked in factories with dangerous machinery.
Rating: 3
Connection: We learned about the industrial revolution in almost every history class.

12 Years a Slave

Jan 1, 1841

Purpose: This movie showed us how even a free man still ended up being a slave.
Fact Check: Solomon really had to whip Patsey as he did in the movie.
Rating: 5
Connection: Slavery is always being taught in school.

Lincoln

Jan 1, 1865

Purpose: This movie showed us the process of the thirteenth amendment.

Fact Check: Lincoln was a big animal lover.
Rating: 4
Connection: Lincoln was also in the Bill and Ted movie.

Butler

Jan 1, 1926

Purpose: This movie showed how one man got to witness a wide variety of presidents.
Fact Check: Cecil is actually Eugene Allen and he only had one son.
Rating: 5
Connection: I remember the Obama and McCain election.

Selma

Jan 1, 1964

Purpose: This movie shows how segregated everyone was after slavery was abolished.
Fact Check: The day the Voting Rights Act was signed wasn't an arbitrary date.
Rating: 5
Connection: Throughout school we learned a lot about segregation and MLK Jr.

Vaughn Is Born

Mar 12, 1998

Graduation

Jun 3, 2016