By: Stephanie Kubick
There are many films out there that teach us about the history of our world. From the ancient films about Jesus and Bible times, to the more recent ones of the World Wars. Though they may be mostly fiction, there are many that stay relatively close to the facts, such is the case with “Sergeant York.”
Alvin York was a hard-working man from the hills of Tennessee. He only had nine months of schooling before his father pulled him out to help him work to be able to put food on the table. Alvin York was the third of eleven children and when his dad died while the children were still under-aged, it was his responsibility to feed them. Unfortunately, York was a alcoholic and was known to get in fights and get in trouble. After a while, he was saved and the Lord completely turned his life around. Right around this time, WWI started and everyman was drafted. He tried getting out of the war because of his strong beliefs in not killing any man, but the army didn’t take that as an excuse so he went to Virginia for training. He was then deployed in Germany where he almost singlehandedly captured 138 men and became a war hero, highly decorated.
This is not the only instance in where movies have educated the common man about history. There are many lessons to be learned from history, and the medium of film can help us all avoid making the same mistakes.
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