I have to agree with you a bit. Movies do help to make you take an interest. The thing is I havenīt seen Richard III (APīs) or Henry V (KBīs), just photos or trailers! (but itīs enough to see them in my mind)
Now seriously: too many times people get what theyīre told in a movie and thatīs all, taking it without getting more info or wondering about the point of view or dramatisation of events. For example, imagine what I could learn from Braveheart, which apparently is a max-mix of english history. The english king isnīt one of those weīre "studying"?