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Selma

David Oyelowo (Actor), Jim France (Actor) Rated:

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Actors: David Oyelowo, Jim France
Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Dubbed: French
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: May 5, 2015
Run Time: 128 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3,362 customer reviews)
ASIN: B00NMF8SEK
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,815 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Simplified to make the events less dramatic

By Frankie44 on June 2, 2015

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This film is probably okay if you don't know what happened. But if you do know what happened, you can see that history was distorted - and not in a more dramatic, more Hollywood way. It was simplified so the events are easy to follow, but the changes make the story less interesting. The whole drama was reduced to a psychodrama between Martin Luther King and Lyndon Johnson. Almost all of the conflict between SNCC and SCLC and between Sheriff Clark and Public Safety Director Wilson Baker was deleted. These conflicts were mentioned, but not enough. It seemed as if the director knew that he had to include these conflicts, so he did include them but then got back to King.

Famous speeches were changed to make them less dramatic. Johnson's "We shall overcome" speech was changed so it lost much of its impact. King's "Now is the time" speech at the end of the march was changed so "The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice" was not included. On the other hand, the beating on the bridge, on March 7, 1965, was done well. The final march to Montgomery was done well because it featured original news footage.

The film had entirely too many scenes of angst - where the actors pause and reflect on the inhumanity of it all. More action would have been more dramatic and more accurate.

The most important problem with the film is that it made Martin Luther King the main person in the Selma movement. He was important, but he was not at the center. This film will contribute to the mistaken belief that the Civil Rights Movement was King's movement.

If you want to know what happened in Selma, watch Episode 6 of Eyes of the Prize, "Bridge to Freedom."

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Hollywoodish. Artistic license strikes again!

By prolificrdr on September 3, 2015

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Hollywoodish. In the late 1960's, I worked in the National Office of SCLC. Almost everyone I knew back then is deceased, now. But not all of them. Some of these friends organized the Selma March; one of them was sent into Selma long before the March was conceived. When I watched the movie, it just did not seem to ring true. There was a kind of phoniness about it. Characters in the movie representing people I knew on a daily basis were nothing like the real deal. They were like Stepford wives ! So I made some calls. I asked my friends who had been on site way back then. Brave, brave people who had been to jail, who had been insulted, threatened, beaten. Whose lives were on the line. Field staff people.
Well, my instincts were accurate. I was merely disturbed. My sources ranged from ballistic to "I don't even want to talk about it; I'll just get upset." I guess if you've been there and done that, the Hollywood treatment just doesn't set well in the stomach.

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Powerful story that was not done as well as it should have been

By she_thinks_a_lot on May 30, 2015

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The movie was good. It portrayed MLK for all whom he was - a real person who had talents, fears, and failings like the rest of us, which was great to see, and I do think the film should have received more accolades from the Oscars than it did. However, MLK was a calm man, and Oscars usually don't go to characters who are absent of emotional outbursts. With that said, I do think that if the film had been done with more suspense, the reservedness of his character could have been elevated to Oscar worthy status. Overall, the movie told an incredible story in a way that felt disconnected for the viewer. All of the prejudice and racial hated, both the obvious and the subtle, could have been better displayed to have more clearly showed the tremendous amount of strength that it took for MLK to lead a non-violent protest. It also wasn't clear why he turned back on that bridge on the day that he didn't lead them all the way across it. The viewer was left to guess his reasoning for that. Speaking of guessing, I wish the film had finished by showing Annie Lee Cooper (played by Oprah) from the beginning finally being able to register to vote. That would have been a great way to end the film. In sum, the writing and directing did not do justice to this incredible piece of our American history.

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Capturing a Moment in History

By The Movie Man VINE VOICE on April 1, 2015

Format: Blu-ray

“Selma” is an account of the three-month period in the mid-1960s during which Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) spearheaded a campaign to secure equal voting rights for black people in Alabama against often violent opposition.

Though, technically, every American was entitled to vote, Southern officials regularly made it extremely difficult for blacks to register. In “literacy tests” they were often asked complicated or obscure questions that were nearly impossible to answer. Sometimes a poll tax was charged that poorer folks could not afford. In addition, those who attempted to sign up had their names and addresses published in the newspaper, making retribution easy.

King met with President Lyndon Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) to press for laws to eliminate such abuses. As depicted in the film, Johnson puts off King’s requests, citing bigger priorities, particularly the war on poverty, and urging a more relaxed road to a voting rights bill.

King is shown as a strategist who understands the power of television to shock the nation with the violence inflicted on innocent folks standing up for their rights. He knows these TV images and press coverage of white officials intimidating, beating, and brutalizing black people who want only to exercise their Constitutional right to vote will shame the country and the President to act sooner rather than later.

Other issues touched on include the FBI’s wiretapping and checking into King’s background in an attempt to dig up some dirt against him. We also hear Johnson say he would prefer to deal with King rather than more radical black activists such as Malcolm X. Politics plays a major role as the struggle climaxes in 1965 with a planned march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.Read more ›

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Not just for Black History Month.

So hard to watch but really a must see. Actors are phenomenal and the pace excellent.

Published 1 day ago by Stephanie K. Finley

Five Stars

great

Published 1 day ago by jim

Four Stars

It was a good movie to watch.

Published 2 days ago by christina bailey

Five Stars

A classic homage!

Published 3 days ago by Bernard F. Elias

I love this movie

I love this movie. This film taught me so more about the struggle my people have to endore just to voice their opinion by voting.

Published 4 days ago by rob3214

REMAKE OF OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS-SOCIETY IS ALREADY AWARE OF DR....

I was expecting new information about the voting rights and the method to which they were achieved. This story is just a remake of many others focusing on Civil Rights. Read more

Published 5 days ago by Nece'

Five Stars

Etxcellent movie! A must see

Published 5 days ago by Kianca Birdlow

I learned a lot and loved it.

Brought back memories of that time and showed me things I didn't know. I learned a lot and loved it.

Published 5 days ago by John

Five Stars

Great movie. Helps you to understand how terrible racism is.

Published 5 days ago by Marie A Kehler

I did see the movie and thought it was one of the better movies I have...

I brought this video for my mother who has not seen the movie. I did see the movie and thought it was one of the better movies I have seen. Read more

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