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Many people believe that movies are merely
escapist entertainment and we cannot obtain anything informative and useful
from them. However, in my opinion, people can know not only about the history
of a country through a lot of historical movies, but also about social values and
current issues of a country through various kinds of movies.
First of all, by watching a historical
movie which was motivated from a historical event, people can learn about the
history of a country. For example, Michael Collins is based on the life of eponymous
Irish hero, Michael Collins. He played a crucial role in the establishment of the
Irish Free State in the 1920s, and the movie realistically depicts Irish
independence movement at that time as well as his life. Through the movie,
people can get a glimpse of national enthusiasm for independence from UK and
how Ireland was reorganized and restructured by the movement. A historical
movie like Michael Collins lets us get ideas about the character of the people and
the process of formulation of a country revealed through a significant
historical event.
Moreover, not only historical movies but
movies in general give insight into what values are important to a country. To
illustrate, The Dark Knight, a superhero movie, which seems to be the most
unrelated to the problems of a real society, explores issues about terrorism
and the concept of justice. These issues were recently brought into serious consideration
in USA after the series of terrorism such as September 11. After the attacks, American
people hold a conviction that massacre or any human sacrifice cannot be tolerated
no matter what justification a violent act has, and The Dark Knight exactly
contains the newly formulated concept of justice and criticism on violence. While
watching the movie, people can catch the values of justice and of humanism are
important in USA nowadays.
To summarize, movies give a chance to learn
about the history and the values of a country both in a direct way through
historical movies and in an indirect way by grasping messages of a movie. Therefore,
I believe that movies are undoubtedly an educational and informative kind of
entertainment.
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