APWH - SPICES Historical Film Analysis
60 PTS -- DUE DATE ______________
Choose a historical film from the list on the back. Keep in mind that the film is YOUR CHOICE. I have placed all of the G rated movies
in one list. The rest may range from PG to R, check with your parents for any personal restrictions before viewing. I am available to
discuss film choice and any potential objectionable content.
ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS LIST WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF 0 - NO EXCEPTIONS.
Complete the following for the film in one of the following formats.
1. Create a power point about your film. You must include:
a. Title Slide with the name and year of movie AND your name and hour
b. an introduction slide that gives the synopsis of the movie
c. at least 3 slides with photos and captions per section of the SPICES assignment (total of 18 slides)
i. captions should be 10 to 15 words in length only!
d. TOTAL length of Power point will be at least 20 slides
2. Create a poster or creative book about your film. You must include the same aspects as the power point listed above
Keep in mind that creativity is the key to keeping history interesting!
Assignment Requirements: Analyze the film from each of the following themes. If your movie choice does not address one or more of
the themes, you must research the facts of that event/era/location and make connections to the film.
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• Gender roles and relations
• Family and kinship
• Racial and ethnic constructions
• Social and economic classes
• Religions
• Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies
• Science and technology
• The arts and architecture
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ocial--Development and transformation of social structures
olitical--State-building, expansion, and conflict
• Political structures and forms of governance
• Empires
• Nations and nationalism
• Revolts and revolutions
• Regional, trans-regional, and global structures
& organizations
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nteraction between humans and the environment
• Demography and disease
• Migration
• Patterns of settlement
• Technology
ultural--Development and interaction of cultures
conomic--Creation, expansion, & interaction of economic systems
• Agricultural and pastoral production
• Trade and commerce
• Labor systems
• Industrialization
• Capitalism and socialism
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ummary- overall opinion of the film
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Actor choice and ability
Historical error/accuracy
Use of historical vocabulary- give a specific example
Use of technology to enhance cinematography
------------------------------------------------------detach due by 1/20------------------------------------------------------------Students must get Parent acknowledgement & approval of film choice for APWH before they sign up for the film.
Student Name ______________________________________________________________
Hour _______________
Film choice #1
_______________________________________________ Rating G
PG
PG-13
R
Film choice #2
_______________________________________________ Rating G
PG
PG-13
R
Film choice #3
_______________________________________________ Rating G
PG
PG-13
R
Parent Signature____________________________________________________________
Date _____________________
APWH Film List
G Ratings/ Made for TV
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Until They Sail- 1957
Shogun-1980
The King and I- 1956
The Inn of the Sixth Happines-1958
Arranged-2007
The Longest Day- 1962
Tora! Tora! Tora!- 1970
Cleopatra- 1963
Escape from Sobibor-1987
A Farewell to Arms- 1957
The Snows of Kilmanjaro-1952
A Nun’s Story- 1959
Heaven knows, Mr. Allison- 1957
All Quiet on the Western Front – 1930 (NR)
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story - 2005 (NR)
The Bridge on the River Kwai -1957
PG Ratings
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Gandhi- 1982
Victory-1981
Tea with Mussolini-1999
Black Narcissus- 1947
The Thorn Birds-1983
Dr. Zhivago-1965
As Far as my Feet will carry me- 2006
Rabbit Proof Fence- 2002
Princes in the Tower - 2005
A Passage to India-1984
The Mission-1986
Casablanca 1942
Barry Lyndon- 1975
The Hindenburg – 1975
The Lost Battalion – 2001
The Message – 1977
Empire of the Sun – 1987
A Bridge too Far – 1977
All other ratings (PG-13/R)
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Australia-2008
 13 Days – 2000
Scarlett-1994
 Schindler’s List – 1993
Pelle the Conqueror-1987
 Che – 2000
Chocolat-2000
 The Other Boleyn Girl – 2008
The Last Samurai-2003
 A Royal Affair – 2012
White Nights-1985
 Henry V – 1989
Water-2005
 The Last Emperor – 1987
The Boxer-1997
 The Tuskegee Airmen – 1995
Hero-2002
 Swing Kids – 1993
Smilla’s Sense of snow-1997
 The Power of One – 1992
Kingdom of Heaven- 2007
 Downfall – 2004
The Duchess-2003
 Defiance – 2008
Elizabeth-1998
 Monuments Men – 2014
Reds-1981
 Fury – 2014
Rob Roy-1995
 Apocalypto – 2006
Shining Through- 1992
 King’s Speech - 2010
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence- 1983
Seven Years in Tibet- 1998
Passchendale-2008
Amistad – 1997
Munich - 2005
Hotel Rwanda- 2004
Pianist - 2002
Enemy at the Gates – 2001
Luther - 2003
Blood Diamond - 2006
Alexander – 2004
Anna and the King – 1999
Anna Karenina – 2012
Girl with a Pearl Earring – 2003
Argo - 2012
Emperor – 2012
Flags of our Fathers – 2006
Flyboys - 2006
Fat Man and Little Boy – 1989
In the Land of Blood and Honey – 2011
Joyeux Noel – 2005
The Killing Fields – 1984
The Kite Runner – 2007
1492: Conquest of Paradise – 1992
The Messenger: Story of Joan of Arc – 1999
The Last King of Scotland – 2006