Matthew Shepard

The film industry has been greatly increasing over the years. Comedy, action, horror, love stories, etc. have been the basic themes in the movies shown today. Yet, like “Pearl Harbor”, “The Patriot” or “Shindler’s List”, some films also are based on the historical events that have taken place. Many teenagers don’t care much for the past, and history being a requirement of high school students, so most do what they are required to …

…them in their history class and might or might not get anything out it; it will just be another day of “it happened, get over it”. Yet, thanks to the movie industry and the entertainment business, history can capture the feelings of the viewers and bring a different light by stepping back in time. As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, put a lot of pictures together and you’ll be speechless.