Our first film was Gone Baby Gone. I hadn't seen the movie before the class but I had heard rave reviews. The topic at hand that we were told to watch out for was who would be inherently right, and that was what we based our discussions on.
This topic got me to thinking a lot about what movies have to offer in the way of real world advice, and how they use narrative to tell a story. The writer of this particular story wanted the viewer to be enthralled and used almost every single character in the rehash of the events of the film. At the end, I was personally left wondering how those people were able to lie with such a straight face.
But once again, these people are just actors. They are simply playing a part. I thought it was odd that I was thinking that way and relating these characters to real people. I think people can use the movies to tell a story and show a lesson to some, or even just get people's minds cranking and talking to one and another about it.
I've seen films used before as educational tools, but never in a philosophy class. The idea behind the whole lesson was that there was no "right" answer to a dilemma. that really got my wheels turning about every single aspect of Gone Baby Gone.
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