One Sentence: A history lesson
Rated: R
Nudity: None
After Credits: None
This is a pretty easy review. This movie is excellent. David Oyelowo is excellent. That is all I really need to write.
The movie is a perfectly timed story for those younger than I am, who were not alive when this event occurred. I am a under educated white male, and I had heard references to Selma, and knew it was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement, but I was not fully aware of what it was about or what occurred. I am aware that this is a movie, and that there is no requirement for this movie to be accurate, but there is enough here for me to actually learn and educate myself further about this event, and I have.
The movie deals with the violence and injustices that occurred at Selma, it isn’t just a movie about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It has a amazing cast, and is powerful and meaningful. It feels like it is a perfect movie for the times, and it is something that will make us think about what is happening today, and remind us that history repeats itself. It is a hard to watch movie, but that was the intention of Selma, and it is done very effectively. I think this movie is something that everyone should see.
