Using film as instructional method

I have to say, that the concept of using film in our class to understand group and team dynamics is an exceptional idea. I remember in high school we used to joke that "movie day" meant the teacher had a "hang over" or did not feel like teaching that day. I never really thought of film as an effective instructional tool until now.

Thus far we have watched 3 films, all relative to group and team dynamics. It is rather interesting to me to watch these films as I have seen all of them at least once before. I will mention that 12 Angry Men was used in my Senior Government class as a demonstration of the how the jury process worked. I didn't make the connection until I watched the same film in an acdemic environment again, but instead we used the film to under stand Tuckman's staging model.

So, back to the films. What is most curious to me when watching these films and noticing things I never considered. I watched these films the first or second time for enterainment, but never would I consider the academic implications. For example, Levi discusses that groups and teams have many different charateristics. This is very clear in the film, Apollo 13, where a number of different teams are present.