Review of Selma (2014) by Emerson B — 04 Jan 2016
I'm giving Selma a bad review for one reason. It's blatantly and unapologetically historically inaccurate. This is a Hollywood trend that seems to be hitting biopics and period pieces really hard, and that is if there is something about a true story you don't like just change it to make your movie better.
The movie falsely portrays President Lyndon B. Johnson as an enemy of MLK, going as far as using the FBI to discredit him. In reality this couldn't be farther from the truth. Selma was LBJ's idea, he considered the Voting Rights Act his greatest legislative achievement, he viewed King as an essential partner in getting it enacted, and he didn't use the FBI to disparage him. Did they really need to create lies in order to tell MLK's story? No, it's already good enough in full truth.
This review of Selma (2014) was written by Emerson B on 04 Jan 2016.
Selma has generally received very positive reviews.
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