Selma, A Reminder of Yesterday and Today

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2015)

Selma was an incredibly well-done movie. The theater I attended was a diverse mixture of blacks, whites, young and old. Most sat virtually silent the entire movie. The two people that left during the movie rushed out and hurried back to their seats, an indication they did not want to miss any part of this historic presentation.
As someone who is reasonably astute about the Civil Rights era, I found Selma to be a reminder of how far America has advanced as a nation in some areas, yet lacking in others. The movie's depiction of the relationship with police officers to the violence and racism towards Blacks of the Civil Rights era is remarkable similar to the relationships with the African American community today. Upon leaving the theater, my husband and I discussed the similarity of their actions to incidents like Mike Brown in Ferguson,MO and Eric Garner in NY and countless others. That mindset still exist today.
The casting and acting was impeccable with David Ayelowo who played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King looking very similar to their real life characters. I also want to commend the background artists, some of whom are my colleagues who spent countless hours in the hot sun to help make this movie a success.