[tj21807]

I teach HS history. First question I would ask is what context are the movies being shown in? Is the teacher just popping them in and grading in the back? That’s a lot of lost class-time.

I would only show the opening of Saving Private Ryan (D-Day Landings) which is about 25 min. The rest of the move (another 2 1/2 hours) is not necessary.

Patriot is a joke, don’t bother.

Glory is a good one, I would show that in its entirety.

I never saw Uprising, and only vaguely remember We Were Soldiers.

[DemonDeac]

I would agree with you that short clips would work better than whole movies. I think they can be great to spark discussion.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

I would only show the opening of Saving Private Ryan (D-Day Landings) which is about 25 min. The rest of the move (another 2 1/2 hours) is not necessary.

Agree 100%. The opening D-Day sequence is amazing. The rest of the film is very average.