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This was one of my favorite movies in college and I was sad to find out that it is historically inaccurate as well. I have never, however, had a problem with showing inaccurate movies in my classroom. I usually pair it with an activity where the students have to study the movie material and point out the historical inaccuracies. In the case of the 2001 Pearl Harbor Movie, I have even used it as part of a test for the students to see if they can recognize inaccuracies after studying material in my class.