Review of Selma (2014) by Threeboxindoors — 06 Jan 2017
David Oyewolo's performance as Martin Luther King, Jr. is a blast to watch. He really captures the spirit of the man, and at times I forgot it was an actor and thought I was watching the real Martin, and it's the same for the other performances.
It really feels like you're watching the real event, because this film just feels so realistic. There are frightening moments that really disturb you when you remember that this is based on a true story, and due to the magnificent acting, some great editing and brilliant cinematography, this film has lots of emotional scenes.
And nothing gets my blood pumping like a beautiful, energetic speech from David Oyewolo. Is Selma a perfect movie? No, this film does have its slow moments. There are long scenes that don't have any interesting characters in them.
There wasn't that many characters that I fully cared about apart from Martin Luther King, Jr., but thankfully he is in most of the movie. Overall, Selma is an engaging biographical drama about the right for black men and women to vote.
This film is emotional, frightening, and David's performance is inspiring and full of spirit, and feels exactly like what the real Martin would've been like. This movie also showed some of Martin's flaws as a person instead of just idolizing him.
Selma is a great one-watch film and i'm going to give it an 8.
This review of Selma (2014) was written by Threeboxindoors on 06 Jan 2017.
Selma has generally received very positive reviews.
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