Excellent Biopic without deviating to commercial cinema

Rating: 8/10 (10 March 2015)

Selma is a strong Biopic directed by Ava DuVernay. The movie mainly concentrates on the run up to the march by Martin Luther King & Co from Selma to Montgomery. It discusses about the struggle undergone by King and his family. Also deals with other losses which eventually lead up-to to the equal voting rights. The films backs mainly on the power packed acting of David Oyelowo. He has done complete justice to the job given to him. King was known to be a beautiful orator and David Oyelowo has done exactly that on screen. Tom Wilkinson as the President who has to take a call on passing the bill is great. A very intense story with some powerful acting and crisp screenplay has made Selma a complete movie. P.S : Wait and listen to the song "Glory" played during the end credit. Phenomenal!!!