Pleasure and Pain

Conflict

Pleasure and Pain Other resources

Please note – some of these films are based on a true story, some are documentaries and others are fictional. It is not adviseable to write on a fictional film in your SACs or Exam – so view these to gain an insight in to the human condition and how conflict is portrayed but do not take it as fact. The (F) indicates that the film may be Fictional.

The ratings of each film is not known – please use your judgement when viewing films as some may involve course language or violent scenes. It is your responsibility to check this.

Take notes when watching or write your reflection viewing, so this exercise was not in vain and purely for pleasure!

* = available at school. All others should be available at a well stocked DVD store.

Share other films or examples that you come across with your classmates.

 My sister’s keeper * o A young girl is born to help save her older sister from dying.

 Micheal Collins (auto bio)* o Set in Northern Ireland – one man’s fight for Ireland to be free

 The power of one o Conflict in South Africa

 Mao’s Last Dancer (bio)* o Cultural revolution & communism vs personal freedom

 Blood Diamond (F) o Diamonds that sourced illegally in Africa

 Hotel Rwanda * o Based on atrocities that happened in Rwanda

 Touching the Void (doco)* o 2 men – one mountain – do you cut the rope? o What cost survival?

 Tibet’s Cry for Freedom (doco)* o Perspectives on the China / Tibet issue  Cry Freedom o South Africa during apartheid

 Freedom Writers* o Looking at different people who overcame hardship, including the students who were involved

 Schindler’s list (auto bio)* o Story of one man’s courage in helping the jews during WW2.

 Malcolm X (auto bio) o Views on ending

 The Cove (doco) o Japanese whaling vs environment and humane treatment of animals

 Missippi Burning (F) o The treatment of black people during the KKK

 To kill a mocking bird (F)* o Treating others differently because of race

 12 Angry men (F)* o Court room / jury room drama

 Dead man walking (F) o Death penalty debate

 Million Dollar Baby (F) o Gender and fighthing for life and death

 Grand Turino (F) o Racial and gender conflict with Asians and older views

 Boys don’t cry o Gender issues

 The wave (F) o When good ideas get out of hand o An example of communism