Selma Blog Post

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1. Give a concise (two or three sentence) description of the film and state what you think the film is about beyond just the plot (meaning(s), major themes).

       The movie "Selma" gives an obvious description of how the Civil Rights movement began, and how it ended. It showed the relationship of the African Americans and the Whites.  

2. Briefly state whether or not you liked the film and why.   

        I really enjoyed this film. It was my first time ever watching the film, and I really enjoyed it overall. 

3. Discuss how your prior knowledge, personal interests, experiences, biases, or preconceptions inform or shape your evaluation of the film.      

        Like I said before, I really enjoyed this film. I was already pretty knowledgable on the Civil Rights movement but I believe the movie just really opened my eyes 10x more on the movement. I normally really enjoy historical films so, I knew I would enjoy "Selma" as well. I enjoy historical movies because it really puts you in  each side of the stories shoes and you get to really feel how people may have felt back when the event actually happened. I also really enjoyed how the film makers of "Selma" included the actually footage of the walking across the bridge. I thought it really added to the film. Overall, the film was amazing and very eye opening and also very informative.