The movie I recently saw was called "The Warlords". The film was placed in the Qing Dynasty in China. Part of the movie was about three men who swore a "blood oath" with one another. Due to circumstances, at the end they ended up killing one another. There are ways I can use the film in my classroom. Due the movie's content, I can read a summary of the movie to my students.
The school year, my school is incorporating "The Six Pillars of Character". Under each pillar, it has a character which are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. After reading the summary and telling my students why each man from the movie decided what they had to do that was best for their people, I can use the story and have them portray to the six pillars. For example, one of the movie, one of the main characters played by Jet Li, had his brother destroy two of his men for sexually assaulting women. I would have a discussion with my students about that part and ask which pillars of character it may go under during that time and why. Some may say fairness because the crime fits the punishment and some may say responsibility because the general had a responsibility.
Overall, it's a great film but I am not very fond of movies with a lot of blood.
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