# Teachers & Professors: What movies have you/will you show in class this year?

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**Created:** [March 7, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-professors-what-movies-have-you-will-you-show-in-class-this-year/347328 "2006-03-07T01:17:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-professors-what-movies-have-you-will-you-show-in-class-this-year/347328/21 "2006-03-08T00:42:46Z")

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**Supersize Me** and **Shattered Glass** , for essays later.

For discussion towards the end of the semester but not usually for written assignments: **The Revolt of Mother, A Domestic Dilemma, I’m a Fool, The Blue Hotel, Hills Like White Elephants, A Rose for Emily**.

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**Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-professors-what-movies-have-you-will-you-show-in-class-this-year/347328/22 "2006-03-08T01:08:15Z")

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A few years back, I had to write an essay on Memento, which was shown in class, for an undergrad Composition class. IIRC, it was a final paper and supposed to be about whether or not the final “twist” in the film was genuine or not.

That professor is no longer employed by my University.

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**Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-professors-what-movies-have-you-will-you-show-in-class-this-year/347328/23 "2006-03-08T03:48:05Z")

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I showed _Good Will Hunting_ in my upper-level Issues in Clinical Psychology course last year. I then had each student either write a psychodynamic case formulation on Will, or discuss ethical violations ont he part of Robin Williams’ character.

The whole copyright issue, IMHO, does not apply to viewing films in class…

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