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Classic American Film, Thursday, Period 4

"Good afternoon," Ziva said, greeting the class once it seemed like everyone was there. The desks were still in the classroom, but there were more comfortable chairs and beanbags on the floor as well, in case anyone wanted a nicer seat in front of the television screen.

"The first film we are going to watch together is one that some people might not consider a classic. Olympia is not a terribly old film at all, but it was an extremely successful film, and it deals with a real event that actually took place in American history. Therefore, I thought it would be a good place to start our class. First, we will watch the movie, and then we will have a short discussion. Does that sound good?" Without waiting for an answer, Ziva clapped her hands. "Wonderful, let us get started."

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Like it's time to go back to bed.

There's popcorn! There's squishy seats! There's a love story on the screen!

When the movie had ended, Ziva got back up in front of the class.

"Now that we have seen what can happen when ships do not watch where they are going, my question to you is: what would you have done if you were on the sinking ship?" Ziva asked. "Would you have been stuck at the bottom level, unable to get out? Would you have helped others get to safety? Or would you have taken advantage of being a woman or child and jumped on the first lifeboat you could get onto?"

Who Ziva is so happy to have here.

Before or after class, if needed.

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Nobody Owens

Bod grabbed some popcorn and settled down into a seat to watch the movie. Love stories weren't his absolute favorite genre of film but he'd give anything a chance.

Dan Humphrey

"I would have helped others get to their boats," Bod said without hesitation. "The children first, especially, since they probably weren't strong swimmers and needed those more than anyone else. I'd want to help before I'd want to save myself."

Sara Stanley

Chloe Saunders

"I would have definitely wanted to help people get to the boats. Probably the children first because they're so small, then I'd help the women and the elderly, as well."

Let's not point out that Chloe is so tiny that someone in the name of helping would grab her and throw her into a boat as soon as they saw her.

Emma Frost

Helen Haras-Uquara

"Helped the others," Helen said promptly. "I could not live with myself if I just sat back in safety."

Quinn Fabray

Quinn had seen this movie approximately 500 times, but she didn't mind seeing it a 501st. It had a hot guy, and it always made her daydream about being Rose.

"I would have tried to help people who really needed it, like old people or moms with kids," Quinn rattled off, in part because she didn't want to sound totally heartless. "But then I'd get on a lifeboat as soon as I could. They do the women and children stuff for a reason, right?"

Sara settled in to watch the movie, thinking that she did not in the least regret taking this class.

Until she realized that not only were the two leads actually going to do that, no matter how improper it was, they were actually going to show it in the movie.

It was somewhat tragic that the girl who had started out the movie so enraptured by the story ended it in a high state of indignation.

Honestly.

Don't mind Firekeeper, she was going to spend the entire film looking rather queasy. Not because of the love story, but rather because the entire thing took place on a boat. Ugh.

Blind Seer, for his part, was silently laughing at his friend's discomfort.

Harper Finkle

Harper never got tired of this movie. Even if she knew what happened at the end, she still had tears running down her face in the final minutes.

"I'd like to think that I would have been helping people get to the lifeboats," said Harper, "but I know that, in reality, I would have been running around screaming."

George Lass

The movie was sappy. George tuned most of it out, instead wondering if she knew anyone who had been on the Olympia when it went down.

(Shame she hadn't met Penny yet.)

If George were on the Olympia, it would probably be as an overworked reaper trying to grab souls from hundreds of people drowning in the ocean. Suddenly, her job didn't seem so bad by comparison.

Unless she were still alive. But then ...

"I think," she said carefully, "that I would ... try to get on the lifeboats? But if it was too hard, I'd give up and say it wasn't my fault and ... probably drown."

She hadn't even stepped out of the way, from the flaming toilet seat. Why hadn't she? It was bugging her.

Jenny Sparks

*has unique problem* Jenny's parents died on the Titanic, so she has all sorts of cold-hearted snarkery stored up for the movie, but its being meta'd puts the kibosh on that. *pouts*

Edited 2010-09-09 22:11 (UTC)

Clark Kent

Joolushko Tunai Fenta Hovalis

"I doubt I would have been able to offer much in the way of assistance," Joolushko said after a moment's consideration. "I would have gone right to the lifeboats."

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