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Selma (2014)

PG-13   |    |  Biography, Drama, History

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A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

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Director:

Ava DuVernay

Writer:

Paul Webb
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Won 1 Oscar.

Another 59 wins & 89 nominations.

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8 January 2015 | LexLodon
8
| Entertaining, Great Acting, And Definitely Worth Seeing
This movie had a great cast, great story, and was very entertaining and well written. David Oyelowo, although a tad inconsistent early on, elevated to another level when he transformed before your eyes to a dynamic and vulnerable Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. Toward the end of the movie, his performance was so strong, if he was not actually shown on the screen, you couldn't tell if if was an old recording of MLK or David Oyelowo himself.

As for the story, yes, it was not "historicly accurate," but it flowed well and Ava DuVernay and Paul Webb did a wonderful job of making it family friendly, which is very hard to do with such a sensitive subject. I would compare it to Disney's "Remember The Titans" on how they changed the story to make it more entertaining and also family friendly.

Overall, I would highly recommend this movie. It did a great job of showing me a bit of the past that was before my time and I am grateful for that experience.

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In 1985, George Wallace received an honorary degree from Tuskegee University, the historically black university made famous by Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. Wallace had renounced his position on segregation and had made a record number of black appointments to State positions during his final term as governor.

Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr.: Selma it is.

Goofs

Alabama State Troopers in uniform did not/ do not wear facial hair.

Crazy Credits

Martin Sheen is not listed in the credits.

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Yesterday Was Hard On All of Us
Written by Fink (as Finian Greenall), Guy Whittaker & Tim Thornton
Performed by Fink
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Genres

Biography | Drama | History

Details

Release Date:

9 January 2015

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK, USA, France

Filming Locations

Marietta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$571,450 28 December 2014

Gross USA:

$52,076,908

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,787,908

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