Violence In Selma

As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had”. (King) The conflicts met between the Civil Rights Movement protesters and the white people of the South were incredibly gruesome. While peace and equality for African Americans was the driving force of the protests, violence and inhuman resistance was the force of the white people. In the March Trilogy Books, written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, and in the movie Selma, written by Paul Webb and directed by Ava DuVernay, we are given a

The biggest issue that Hollywood currently is facing is its lack of diversity both in front of and behind the camera. Very few opportunities are offered to minorities in the entertainment industry, so it needs to be celebrated when someone who lacks the same chances as a white male is able to make their voice heard. Director Ava DuVernay is one of those artist who refused to be silenced. Ava is a black female director, screenwriter, film marketer, and film distributer. The majority of her narrative films feature black female characters that are navigating their way through life and learn about themselves as they go along. She began her film career with a music documentary and worked

The movie, "Selma," was an accurate picture of events that occurred in 1965. It followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he fought against the government in their chase to reject the “Black Americans” of their American rights. People knew that after blacks were still being denied their right to vote, still being discriminated from public places, and still being abused by white officers for no reason, and them not being annoyed for

As President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) speaks on television about the events of Selma and this current “American” problem, the sequence shifts to the leaders of the movement, Viola Lee Jackson (Charity Jordan) who continues to mourn her loved one, Jimmie Lee Jackson (Keith Stanfield), a nursing home where another one of the protesters works, protesters getting ready for the march to the capital, and finally the sequence ends with Martin Luther King Jr. and Corretta King. This work of crosscutting emphasizes the results of the protesters that have worked hard and made various sacrifices. Ending the crosscutting sequence with Martin Luther King further stresses his leadership in the civil rights movement.

The power and prestige of this film comes not from its controversial and serious subject matter, but from the unbiased way in which the story is

Extreme injustice, such as the events depicted in Selma, is, at its core, a relatively easy target for emotional manipulation. However, Selma did not take the traditional

Example 2.) Even though this film was released years after the death of the American Studio System, Selma took the ideology that created the system and recreated it into a more modern version of such. Selma uses language and large amounts of emotion to really connect with its viewers and is very successful at doing so.

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month, Blacks have made huge strides although coming from a past of inequality. I wasn’t particularly interested in seeing Selma because I knew what it represented. I feared to cry and get emotional over the hardships of post-slavery and the battles of the Civil Rights Movement. I knew it was going to be gruesome to watch because of its vivid depiction of how our nation used to be and a touch of reality of how it continues to become.

Lara Walweel Selma Selma is a movie Directed by Ava DuVernay talks about Blacks’ historic struggle to secure their rights of voting and prohibit discrimination based on race or color. Early in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a dangerous campaign in the city of Selma; which had a 50 percent black population. They were treated unequally, with no rights to vote like other Americans. A lot of blacks had a violent treating, killed by the Ku Klux Klan movement, treated of violence by whites, and couldn’t walk freely in the public places. This discrimination and violent treating of blacks moved King’s feelings to demand and secure their rights to be treated equal and vote as any other white in the country.

The United States has long been a country that has accepted that change is a necessity for prosperity and growth. However, each change within the nation's history was hard fought against those who resisted such change either through racism, bigotry, and blatant discrimination. African American cinema is enshrouded in history that depicts these themes of racism, struggle, and deprivation. Yet, this same cinema also shows scenes of hope, artistic spirit, intellectual greatness, and joy. Black actresses, actors, directors, producers, and writers have been fighting for recognition and respect since the great Paul Robeson. The civil rights movement of the 1950's and 60's was fueled by black cinema through films like A Raisin in the Sun.

movie had some flaws, it did closely represent the feelings of the era that was depicted. This paper intends to analyze and give

The Academy Awards, or The Oscars, are no stranger to facing online controversy. In the recent past, the Oscars have been criticized by many for not recognizing racially diverse actors, actresses, and films. The lack of diversity among nominees sparked backlash and the hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite permeated social media in 2016. While many celebrities spoke out against the Oscars, much of the controversy existed online. In 2017, 6 black actors were nominated – setting a record – while 7 non-white actors in total were nominated; proof, that perhaps The Academy got the message loud and clear.

I originally started writing this piece sometime early last year (2015). It was after seeing the award winning movie Selma which was so good that it stayed in theaters for a while. I went to see the movie sometime in mid-January and while I was used to seeing historical films such as that one, as I sat and watched, it really had me thinking. The film did something to me, and as I watching one of the many scenes they depicted of the March to Montgomery, I got emotional. Now, I am not usually one to cry at movies, but for some reason, for this film, I was able to really put myself into the shoes of not only Dr. King, but in the shoes of all those who were beaten, who were abused, and more importantly those who were treated with injustice. After

Have you ever heard of a slave who hunted white folks for bounties and got paid by other white folks for doing it? Well I hadn’t either, that is until I saw the movie Django Unchained directed by non-other than Quentin Terantino. The slaves name in this movie is, you guessed it “Django” D-J-A-N-G-O. The “D” is silent. An extraordinary movie with leading actor ‘Jamie Foxx’. Who has started in other blockbuster’s such as ‘The Amazing Spider Man 2’. But that’s not all a movie directed by Terantino who is ranked the 2nd greatest director in the past 20 years and ranked the 12th greatest director of all time. That movie will be not bad, not bad at all. But what does the director matter right? It’s about the plot and acting you care about. So who

He reiterates, “1963 is not an end but a beginning,” implying that the people should not see the end of segregation, but the beginning of an era of justice and equal treatment. He contrasts “the heat of oppression” with “an oasis of freedom and justice,” figuratively giving the audience a sense that the stifling heat of limitation will be relieved with new hope. King further conveys a sense of unity by sharing his dream that his children “…will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” He suggests that we are all the equal on the inside, and that the only true difference between white and black lies in the pigmentation of our skin. King appeals to the common goal of peace among people by promising to “transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.”