SELMA (PG-13)

MoViews: SELMA (PG-13)         Year: 2014             Genres:  Drama                     Language: English           Runtime: 2 hours 8 mins.

Overall BAGEO Rating:  E

Direction:  Ava DuVerney  ;   Cinematography: Bradford Young

Written By:  Paul Webb

Production: Paramount Pictures

Producers:  Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt among others.

Key Actors: 

• David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.
• Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B Johnson
• Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King

Summary:   A wonderful movie based on the true incident in 1965 of the Selma march by Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)  to secure basic voting rights for blacks from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama that resulted in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed by the then President Lyndon Johnson.  The movie starts with Martin Luther King (MLK) receiving the Nobel Peace Prize of 1964 and very nicely portrays the involvement of MLK for the Selma march of 1965 and how he was mentally torn with the situation and threat of violence.  Ultimately, he does succeed in getting the President Lyndon Johnson to sign an order to register the voting rights of all people including blacks. 

The movie shows some wonderful speeches of MLK and  many motivating quotes  from all the key characters including MLK, LBJ and other protestors.  The one that impressed me is when MLK declares to his people that  " I am here for what GOD wants" in his talk to the group of men who are with him in the protest.

Other interesting points: The movie Selma was screened for free at the Selma Walton Theater in Selma, Alabama (from iMDB)

Though the film is American, the key actors are all British. (iMDB)

Overall:  A very good movie to watch and learn the actual incidents from history - especially for teenage kids.    BAGEO Rating: Excellent.