We'll cross that bridge when we get there

Rating: 9/10 (26 June 2015)

It may sound easy written, but it most definitely wasn't. The powerhouse performance by our lead (portraying MLK!) is something to be amazed by. But it's the whole story that is still gripping and even if you know the facts, will keep you at the edge of your seat. What makes this movie still important so many years later, is that while the divide is not as big as it was, there is still a lot to be done.
Even the small things are important and even when you get beaten down, you have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Not easy to do and this movie shows more sides to MLK than just what he tried to accomplish. But it doesn't steer away from what most will remember him for. I watched this around the same time I watched American Sniper (Clint Eastwood directed) and while the Sniper movie was gripping as well, I was moved more by Selma and the events I watched unfolding in this movie ...