One of the best things about the digital age is that films may be accessed easily by a classroom. Our last two classes required us to present group projects using film as not only in analysis, and work cited, but also as presentational material to promote class discussion. After years of sharing ideas with other students in the form of verbal book reports, I can tell you that nothing brings a deeper, all inclusive conversation in a class like film. The doors open; visual, auditory, psychological, political, aesthetic, religious and mythological analysis all were revealed instantly, and I believe create a classroom environment rich in connections between all these subjects. When I grew up in the 80s, education like this was not as fluid. Ideas were categorized, separated and more black and white. Today, with technology and film analysis brought into the classroom, we are not only exposed to the content and form, but may also explore how the film became available to us in the first place, and how this affects the world around us. Using films in the classroom gives information, stimulation and teaches us practical presentation skills we can build when we tackle the real world.
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