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"Selma" is a movie that took me years to finally watch. It's one of those movies that is emotionally taxing on me. I don't begrudge it for that, I just have to be in the right frame of mind and head space to watch movies like "Selma."
Movies like "Selma" are necessary IMO. They tell an important story about American history. This one was told exceptionally well and used some stellar actors to do it. If I had an exception to this movie it would be that it was Martin Luther King Jr. Centric.
Allow me to explain.
When I was growing up our Civil Rights history was usually taught around MLK day and it largely consisted of his life culminating with his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. We'd watch a movie, read some paragraphs highlighting his achievements, and select students would recite his seminal speech. That was about all we knew about the Civil Rights era. It was like a quote I once heard someone say: "Rosa Parks sat down, MLK stood up, and then all was right with America."
It wasn't until I got to college that I got a more well-rounded education about the Civil Rights era and some of the instrumental figures who weren't Rosa Parks or MLK. As a result, I still have this feeling that I'm being cheated when I see Martin Luther King Jr. Featured in a movie about the Civil Rights era.
With that being said, I still applaud "Selma" as a movie and as a cinematic piece telling an important story about a pivotal point in American history.
$3.99 on Amazon.
Movies like "Selma" are necessary IMO. They tell an important story about American history. This one was told exceptionally well and used some stellar actors to do it. If I had an exception to this movie it would be that it was Martin Luther King Jr. Centric.
Allow me to explain.
When I was growing up our Civil Rights history was usually taught around MLK day and it largely consisted of his life culminating with his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. We'd watch a movie, read some paragraphs highlighting his achievements, and select students would recite his seminal speech. That was about all we knew about the Civil Rights era. It was like a quote I once heard someone say: "Rosa Parks sat down, MLK stood up, and then all was right with America."
It wasn't until I got to college that I got a more well-rounded education about the Civil Rights era and some of the instrumental figures who weren't Rosa Parks or MLK. As a result, I still have this feeling that I'm being cheated when I see Martin Luther King Jr. Featured in a movie about the Civil Rights era.
With that being said, I still applaud "Selma" as a movie and as a cinematic piece telling an important story about a pivotal point in American history.
$3.99 on Amazon.