i must have seen a different film!!

A different way of telling a story

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

This honest film shows the struggles of King and his followers against a white majority rule in America. They fought to bring down that rule and this movie tells part of that story. Before the civil rights protests shed light on the issue, the US had a very high crime rate, with rapes and murders skyrocketing. King showed that by granting equal rights to everyone that a white majority would be happier and feel better doing the right thing. Right after President Johnson singed the act, crime went down, rapes stopped, except white males still attacked African American women without remorse, and society became a utopia of tolerance and diversity for those in the movement. Equal rights were given to all non whites, and white supremacy was broken. All because of this movement. Well done director, well done.

Selma tells the biopic of Martin Luther King in the historic marches held by him and peaceful demonstrators in 1965 between the city of Selma , inside the Alabama, to the state capital , Montgomery , seeking equal voting rights for the African community American , most unfortunately was another film that criticizes and much of the public liked , but I do not like the cast at least sends fine , David Oyelowo was snubbed by the academy , too deserved a nomination for the best actor Oscar, the cast has Tom Wilikinson , Carmen Ejogo , Giovanni Ribisi and etc., most are properly , either this evil in this film , the script is good, more is lost to mind some thing, the direction of Ava Duvernay is good in much of the film , Selma is an OK movie , I expected more, disappointed me a bit , has a good cast , and excellent performance of David Oyelowo . Note 5.8

Selma got nominated for Best Picture. Of course it did. It's a story focussing on an important issue and the main character is an important historical figure who had to overcome lots of obstacles to change the world. If that isn't Oscar bait, what is? Selma didn't look like much. It's just the same type of drama we get every year, which the Academy will love while the public rightly prefer better movies that just get ignored by the Oscars. It only got nominated for 2 awards, and it's admittedly good theme song Glory beat Everything is Awesome from The Lego Movie, which was not the right choice. However, with this film prepare for a pleasant surprise. Selma is a very good film. Not a masterpiece, but miles better than The Theory of Everything and Whiplash. This is what every Oscar baiting movie should aim for: a worthy, powerful movie which is also entertaining and focuses on being enjoyable to people who aren't Oscar voters or critics. Selma is something of a triumph, and a film where I genuinely wasn't bored at all throughout.David Oyelowo is excellent as Martin Luther King, and was certainly worthy of an Oscar nomination. Ava DuVernay's direction is flat, but in a good way. She uses style sparingly (When it's used, it's very effective) and intelligently, and keeps the film grounded in realism, letting the surprisingly strong script and memorable performances tell the story instead of a lot of flashy visuals. Selma is admittedly going the motions through historical events at times and is somewhat predictable, but its characters are believable and its dramatic moments are genuine, rather than forced. Selma is quite a hard hitting movie at times, and it manages to keep you invested throughout. It is still pretty formulaic and you know what's coming much of the time, but rather than selling a message and shoving it down your throat, it's a walk through history which sells the dramatic side of the story well without being overly sentimental. A really good film overall, and far better than I was expecting.8/10

Powerful, emotional depiction of a landmark moment in civil rights history.Alabama, 1965. While black citizens of Alabama constitutionally have the same voting rights as whites, they are hamstrung by racist local registration officers, politicians and lawmen. Dr Martin Luther King and his followers go to Selma, Alabama to attempt to achieve, through non-violent protest, equal voting rights and abilities for black people.A great telling of a great moment in history. Interesting from an historic perspective and powerfully and emotionally told.Great performances help too. David Oyelowo is superb as Martin Luther King. Excellent supporting performances too, especially from Tom Wilkinson (as President Johnson) and Tim Roth (as Governor George Wallace). How this movie wasn't nominated for any acting Oscars, I do not know.