GUEST COLUMN: 8 Educational Films Which Can Enter on Your Watch List Now

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8 Educational Films Which Can Enter on Your Watch List Now

by Emma Wilson

The Lumiere Brothers presented moving pictures to the world through a projector and thrilled the audience with a simple scene of an approaching train. What started out as a pastime in the late 1800s has turned into a forum for telling thought-provoking stories. These motivational and educational stories were subsequently remade by a variety of outstanding filmmakers, resulting in a shift in cinema's purpose! Films have evolved from simply being a source of amusement to becoming a powerful medium for telling tales that are often missed and raising concerns that are considered taboo by the general public. This site focuses on the concept of instructional cinema and seeks to provide you with an exclusive list of must-see educational films.

1. Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting, which was written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and won an Oscar for Best Screenplay in 1998, is at the top of our list of informative films. Will, the mathematical prodigy, excels at solving difficult numerical problems but struggles with the most complex equation of them, namely life. He is approached by a geometry teacher to work on a problem, but because he is a legal and rebel, he is instead assigned to Sean Maguire, a psychology teacher who helps him face his inner demons and grasp what life is really about.

2. Three Idiots

You have undoubtedly missed out on college education if you haven't heard of Rancho's work-life lessons! This blockbuster and highly acclaimed comedy-drama depict the everyday life of engineering students, from the frantic competition to be at the top of academics to dealing with senior ragging. It’s the story of three friends, Rancho, Raju, and Farhan, during their college years, and takes you on a roller - coaster ride of studying the approaches of the real world, trying to follow your inner calling rather than grades, and trying to promote the ideology of thinking outside the box that can take you places far away!

3. Dangerous Minds

Another well-deserved inclusion in our list of educational films is this 1995 American drama. It is based on the true story of LouAnne Johnson, a retired US Marine turned teacher who was assigned to a class of African-American and Latino pupils at Carlmont High School. She finds her kids engaged in gang fighting, drug pushing, and unwilling to participate in any way in classroom instruction after being dubbed "white bread." Her endeavor to establish engaging learning approaches through music and extracurricular is portrayed in the movie. It focuses on how a professor may guide students in the proper direction and help them grow as people.

4. The School of Rock

Dewey Finn, a quirky and enthusiastic musician, is thrown out of the group with which he was supposed to compete in the Tournament of the Bands. He does not give up hope, instead of impersonating his closest buddy to work as a private tutor at a high school to help pay his rent. His odd behavior and lack of enthusiasm in teaching children to perplex his coworkers at first, but one day, he notices his class during a music session and decides to form his own group for the competition. His unpredictable behavior and lack of enthusiasm in educating kids to perplex them at first, but one day, he notices his class during a music session and decides to form his own band for the tournament. The School of Rock is indeed a musical masterpiece that will revolutionize the way you perceive music, especially the genre of rock, and will educate you about collaboration, persistence, and perseverance as one of the funniest yet uplifting and educational films ever made!

5. The Ron Clark Story

Bringing the Friends name to the forefront The Ron Clark Story, which casts Matthew Perry in a fresh light, is like an ambitious teacher who goes to Manhattan and is assigned to a class of impoverished teenagers who have a hesitation to learn. It highlights the efforts of renowned American educator Ron Clark, who took on the goal of increasing his students' exam results and getting them to qualify for the grade as one of those informative movies based on a true incident. He ends up doing much more with his classroom instruction and various learning methods, as he instils bravery and optimism in the students, as well as assisting them in pursuing their passions!

6. The Pursuit for Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness is a must-see autobiographical drama and instructive film that tells the true tale of famous entrepreneur Chris Gardner's one-year quest to stay homeless on the big screen. Gardner is struggling to make ends meet after being deported from his rented flat and abandoned by his wife, as he cares for his young son while seeking an internship that offers a full-time salesman job at a large corporation. Despite all of the challenges, he triumphs in the ending and is chosen for the position! The film primarily emphasizes the value of endurance and tenacity, which are key factors in making everything just big in the universe!

7. Freedom Writers

This educational film, based on the book 'The Freedom Writers Diary,' tells the storey of Erin Gruwell, a young and dedicated teacher who inspires her class of at-risk students to understand tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education after high school. Long Beach, California is home to Woodrow Wilson High School. Despite having picked the campus on purpose along with its integration programme, Erin is yet not ready for the mentality of her classroom, whose students live by decades of strong moral norms of supporting their own home at all costs. Rather than losing, she encourages her students to be active participants in their studies and to plan for their future. She motivates them to keep notebooks and gives them free educational resources that are relevant to their lives.

8. A Plastic Ocean

Films are unquestionably among the most productive means of raising worldwide awareness. A Plastic Ocean, directed by Craig Leeson, is among the most recent and eye-opening educational films or documentaries on plastic pollution. What began as a search for a rare blue whale has turned into a study of our seas' vulnerable health of our overreliance on plastic. The journey led the director to over twenty different locations throughout the world, and in addition to depicting the awful situation on the ocean, he also addresses many of the consequences in a clear and realistic manner. However, the difficulty with great videos is that they usually contain a lot of stuff that isn't particularly interesting.