Selma (2014)
Rather than overreach itself by striving to dramatize the entire career of Martin Luther King, Selma very sensibly focuses on the key event that took in Alabama in 1965. In doing so it provides a snapshot of the internal politics of the civil rights movement, as well as the personal concerns and doubts of Dr. King. Rather than placing key figures upon pedestals, Selma realistically show the complexity both legally and politically of the cultural changes that were taking place. It also shows the human flaws of many of the key protagonists.
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