The Alamo

Consider seeing The Alamo with your teenage boys. It's well done, historically accurate as far I can tell from other sources, and is a great launching point for conversations with your son(s).

It's a wonderful story about less-than-perfect men who have to make choices with their freedoms. Both good and poor choices are illustrated. There are choices illustrated about caring for your family. You can talk about leadership challenges. You can use parts of the story to talk about expectations that men carry. David Crockett's line "If it were just little ol' me I'd be tempted to slip over that wall and take my chances. But everyone's watching Davey Crockett. He's been on this wall his whole life." hit me solidly -- our sons watch us, men! The movie is realistic about the costs of decisions, too.

The movie web site has some background history materials that would be useful to review before going.

There is a review at the Focus on the Family Plugged In site. This will give you some ideas of what to expect.