Selma, a film directed by Ava DuVernay shows us Dr. Martin Luther King’s success in fighting all who challenged him in order to give the African American people the right to vote. This film outlines the harsh three-month period of King’s (with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s help) struggle in an attempt to secure what he believes is a basic American right, the right to vote, against extremely violent white supremacist. This was all made much more difficult due to the fact that he demanded his protests be non-violent. Towards the end of the film, more Caucasian people that believed in his cause also joined the protests, the most notable one being the march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery. Finally, President Lyndon Johnson (the
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Updegrove, a historian studying the MLK’s career, critiqued the film’s portrayal of King and President Johnson’s relationship a misrepresentation and mischaracterization: “In truth, the partnership between LBJ and MLK on civil rights is one of the most productive and consequential in American history (Slate.com).” He argued that based on a recorded phone call that happened on January 15th, 1965. The director also got an important scene correct in which she illustrates Coretta (King’s wife) talking to Malcolm X, another civil rights activist in an attempt to calm down the tensions between them and convince him to work with King once he came out of jail. Coretta Herself confirmed that the film accurately presents her character, and she said “Selma” even got it down to the proper emotion, she was feeling happy and hopeful for the two activists solving their feud and merging their powers for the sake of the movement’s benefit. …show more content…
King’s character and accomplishments to be interesting after doing some background research, and thought it would make for a spectacular analysis filled with thought-provoking information. In recent school years, I have studied of MLK’s feats and how he was considered to be one of the most loved and respected civil rights activists in American history. I also knew that there was controversy surrounding him, weather during his pursuing of equality or his personal life, so I wanted to get a definitive answer and do the research on my own in order to further explore the many aspects of his life. Another reason why I chose to analyze “Selma” is because this film is all about the fight for racial parity in a white dominant country, and the America found nowadays all over the news, although drastically improved from a long time ago, still faces many of these issues that people are still fighting and dying for. The example of police killing people of color is clearly an act of racism that is protected by the constitution and should be changed immediately. The leeway of comparison that this film gave me is remarkable, since it is a topic as relevant as racial matters, a topic that is still argued upon by
Updegrove, a historian studying the MLK’s career, critiqued the film’s portrayal of King and President Johnson’s relationship a misrepresentation and mischaracterization: “In truth, the partnership between LBJ and MLK on civil rights is one of the most productive and consequential in American history (Slate.com).” He argued that based on a recorded phone call that happened on January 15th, 1965. The director also got an important scene correct in which she illustrates Coretta (King’s wife) talking to Malcolm X, another civil rights activist in an attempt to calm down the tensions between them and convince him to work with King once he came out of jail. Coretta Herself confirmed that the film accurately presents her character, and she said “Selma” even got it down to the proper emotion, she was feeling happy and hopeful for the two activists solving their feud and merging their powers for the sake of the movement’s benefit. …show more content…
King’s character and accomplishments to be interesting after doing some background research, and thought it would make for a spectacular analysis filled with thought-provoking information. In recent school years, I have studied of MLK’s feats and how he was considered to be one of the most loved and respected civil rights activists in American history. I also knew that there was controversy surrounding him, weather during his pursuing of equality or his personal life, so I wanted to get a definitive answer and do the research on my own in order to further explore the many aspects of his life. Another reason why I chose to analyze “Selma” is because this film is all about the fight for racial parity in a white dominant country, and the America found nowadays all over the news, although drastically improved from a long time ago, still faces many of these issues that people are still fighting and dying for. The example of police killing people of color is clearly an act of racism that is protected by the constitution and should be changed immediately. The leeway of comparison that this film gave me is remarkable, since it is a topic as relevant as racial matters, a topic that is still argued upon by