This past weekend I had the opportunity to watch the movie Babel. It was a very interesting and inspiring movie, not to mention thought provoking. I think that it could be a great tool to use in a classroom to incite meaningful discussions. The content and subject matter were most definitely for older audiences, like late high school age, so I certainly won't be showing the video to my elementary age students anytime soon!
The movie raised a lot of important issues about tolerance of diversity and presented it in a way that is interesting. I think it would have a significant effect on students and the way that they perceive the world. It would affect the way that they think about diversity within their own lives. It brought to the forefront diversity issues such as deafness, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and racial prejudices. It also showed people in authority, police officers, mistreating citizens. There is a potential to have an entire lesson about diversity centered around this movie.
I think that Babel is one of those movies that everyone should see because it truly will change the way that people think about race and diversity.
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