Studentswholearnhistorybywatchinghistoricallybasedblockbuster 　　moviesmaybedoomedtorepeatthehistoricalmistakesportrayedwithin 　　them,suggestsanewstudyfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis. 　　Althoughfilmsmayincreaselearningandinterestintheclassroom, 　　educatorsshouldbeawarethatstudentsmightlearninaccurate 　　information,too,evenifthecorrectinformationhasbeenpresentedina 　　text.Morebroadly,thesesamepositiveandnegativeeffectsapplyto 　　theconsumptionofpopularhistoryfilmsbythegeneralpublic. 　　Popularfilmsincreaseinterestinhistoryandcontainmuchaccurate 　　information,butproducersofthesefilmsoftentakelibertieswith 　　factstotellamoreentertainingstory.SuchisthecasewiththemovieAmadeus,ahistoricaldramaaboutthelifeofcomposerWolfgangAmadeusMozart. 　　Released 　　in1984,thefilmdelightedmoviegoersandcriticsalike,eventually 　　winningeightAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.Althoughthefilm 　　iscreditedwithincreasingthepopularityofMozart’smusic,itmay 　　alsohavecreatedamisleadingimpressionofMozart.