Review of Selma (2014) by Jason R — 19 Jul 2018
David Oyelowo was completely raped by the Academy. His performance was so much more deserving of a nomination over other contenders. Overall, it's a great film. I have a very serious problem with the way the politicians were depicted in the film.
Multiple times in the film LBJ and George Wallace refer to bleeding-hearts, liberals, and progressives in derogatory terms, which the majority of the public would likely assume indicates that they were Republican.
This is an implication by omission due to the fact that BOTH LBJ and Wallace were DEMOCRATS and this information was conveniently excluded from the film, never to be mentioned. It makes me wonder if either actually was a Republican if the same omission would have been made.
I seriously doubt it. Also, am I the only person that finds it completely bizarre that so many black people worship a Semitic god given to them by white people?
This review of Selma (2014) was written by Jason R on 19 Jul 2018.
Selma has generally received very positive reviews.
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