History Through Film Timeline

  • 469 BCE

    Bill and Ted's awesome adventure

    Bill and Ted's awesome adventure
    I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally. I seen a rating of 4.3 on rotten tomatoes. My own rating is a 3/5 stars. One connection I made with this movie is the people I learned about. Photo's are all from google images. I self assess myself 10/10.
  • 1162

    Mongol

    Mongol
    Purpose: I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally.
    Fact Check: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan
    Rating: 10/10
    Connection: I connect with Genghis Khan because of how he lived his life and how he wanted to be more than just a normal person.
    Your Choice:
  • Lincoln

    Lincoln
    Purpose: I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally.
    Fact Check: Lincoln's son graduated from Harvard and joined the military (WIKIPEDIA)
    Rating: 89% on RT and 4.5 out of 5
    Connection: Lincoln is very hard working so am I.
  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist
    Purpose: I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally.
    Fact Check: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oliver-Twist-novel-by-Dickens#:~:text=Oliver%20Twist%2C%20novel%20by%20Charles,three%2Dvolume%20book%20in%201838.
    Rating: 3/10
    Connection: I did not connect with this movie at all.
    Your Choice:
  • Nelson Mandella

    Nelson Mandella
    PURPOSE: I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally.
    FACT CHECK: Google
    RATING: 5
    CONNECTION: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Almost all of my friends are black so I am glad he helped them.
  • The Butler

    The Butler
    Purpose: I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally.
    Fact Check: Gianes had only 1 son, not 2 like in the movie.
    Rating: 71% on RT and a 7.2/10 on google
    Connection: I did not connect with this movie at all.
  • Rescue Dawn

    Rescue Dawn
    Purpose: I will analyze and critically evaluate a film using what I see, hear, and research. I will identify historical context and present my findings verbally and digitally.
    Fact Check: Shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War, captured by Pathet Lao forces, and endured brutal captivity before escaping and surviving
    Rating: 90% RT, 75% Popcornmeter
    Connection: Dieter was trapped in a forest and that reminds me of yesterday (May 19, 2025) me and my friends went out fishing in the forest.
  • Back to the future

    Back to the future
    Fun Fact: The script was rejected 44 times before Universal Pictures agreed to make the movie