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From:Mackenzie Astin , Jurnee Smollett , Clifton Powell , Ella Joyce , Yolanda King , SMOLLETT,JURNEE , Charles Burnett , Walt Disney Home Entertainment ,
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What an excellent movie!!!!, 2008-06-03
I had this movie a long time ago, and I played it until the tape snapped one day. Jurnee Smollett as the lead character, Sheyann Webb, is an amazing actress whose maturity beyond her years is noteworthy. She has incredible range, better than even some of the adult actors and actresses we see today. You really believe that she wants justice and equality when she marches with Dr. King and those in her community. I must warn any who haven't seen it, however, it is heart-wrenching as you see the faces of inequality and oppression and violence who make every attempt to thwart justice and have everything remain the way it is. Ultimately, it is a story of triumph, hope, belief, and faith.
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Selma, Lord Selma, 2008-03-18
I am a fifth grade teacher, and we use this video while studying the civil rights movement. I have found that it is a wonderful way to allow the children to see, first hand, what the movement was all about. The movie allows students to get a real sense of the fear people had to overcome in order to make a change in our society. This movie is a great supplemental teaching tool!
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 Vivid Re-creation of a Troubled Time, 2008-01-31
This film is a remarkable re-creation of troubled times in Selma, Alabama. Filmed on location in and around Brown Chapel, I believe that some of the interiors were actually shot in the West and Webb apartments near the Chapel. The energy, sincerity and also the violence of this troubled period is well represented. The acting of Jurnee Smollet as the young girl who becomes involved in the movement and Mackenzie Astin as the martyred seminary student Jonathan Daniels is tremendously appealing. The smaller roles are perfectly cast.
The few weaknesses stem from the usual abrupt cuts and fade outs associated with television movie-making.
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Selma, Lord, Selma!, 2007-03-26
Excellent production! In my middle school language arts classrooms I used this to support lessons on the Civil Rights, ethnic diversity, and the hero's journey. The students were rivoted and talked about the movie for weeks.
A powerful film!, 2006-02-21
Selma, Lord Selma chronicles the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, and the embyonic struggle of the Civil Rights movement in SelmA Alabama.
One young black girl was so impressed with DR. King, she grew up becoming involved in a movement that would impact her entire life.
A great family movie.
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