Review of Selma (2014) by Kit L — 13 Feb 2015
"Selma" is a journey through a series of intimate and very humanly inhabited rooms, jail-cells,the Oval Office, churches, and nerve-centers for the civil rights movement. These rooms are filled with the real subject of the movie: dialogues between men and women filled with faith and doubts and political concerns.
These are interspersed with open-air scenes of protest and shocking brutality. I've seen "Selma" twice now and the endless nuances of the intimate scenes, esp. as played by David Oyelowo, are gripping in a way no amount of action can ever be.
Ava DuVernay returns history to the personal level, but it's no less epic for that. "Selma" will far outlive just about any movie currently out there because no one ever gets tired of true and resonant insights on the problems and joys of being human, and the acts of faith and sacrifice required to change things.
This review of Selma (2014) was written by Kit L on 13 Feb 2015.
Selma has generally received very positive reviews.
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