You could write an essay analyzing almost any movie. That would be a great idea for a college level film, art or sociology course. But in primary school I think it's more important to establish a basic understanding of civics and history. I know kids graduating high school who can't describe our bill of rights, don't know when D-day happened, and think Bloody Kansas was a band(I'm not kidding). I would be pretty pissed if I find out that their teacher wasted one or two class periods watching Simba and Scar prance around.
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