Stick to the Facts

Rating: 5/10 (5 June 2019)

Selma is basically a good movie when it stays on track, it only deteriotes when its falls into revisionist history. The portrayal of LBJ during this period in the movie is erroneous. That is NOT my opinion, just listen the LBJ White House tapes and to the people who were there when this tragic event happen. This second point may seem trivial to some, but to me it is a huge error. There was no live TV coverage of the Selma march. The REAL coverage was shot by some very brave NBC cameraman on 16mm film. That film was sent to New York, and aired on NBS News the following. To say the nation was shocked after viewing that footage, is putting it mildly.