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In my opinion, Selma is such a powerful and inspiring movie that represents an important historical event in a great way. Watching Martin Luther king's battle for black voting rights in this movie has really made me understand what it was like being an African American in the 1960s and how frightening it was for these people, knowing they don't have the same rights as white people and being treated so differently.
I think Dr King's character couldn't have been portrayed better, he is one of the greatest activists in our history and a role model to all. Something that really inspired  me while watching the film was seeing how charismatic, determined and passionate Dr. king was, he dedicated his life and did everything he could to fight for what he believed  was right, which resulted in changing the lives of black people everywhere. Thanks to this movie, I learnt how actions such as the march from Selma to Montgomery have an impact on not only African Americans, but on our present. Selma is a very educative movie that I think everyone should watch.

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I loved this movie very much. I think it’s subject is super important and the director succeeded in making it very interesting. The actors were fabulous- they all portrayed the characters very well! I was very touched by the scene in the beginning of the movie, when the officers ran after innocent black citizens, hitting them and even killing one of them. This scene made me realize how horrible our world can be, how crucial and inhuman people can be. Overall I think the movie was made amazingly and I would definitely recommend it.

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In my opinion, the movie Selma is a compulsory film. It deals with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting right marches. This film affected me a lot and taught me to take things in proportions. It wasn’t 1 December 1951, When Rosa parks, a 42 years old African-American was riding a bus back home in Alabama US, and had to give up her bus seat just because she was black. She didn’t get up and was arrested for that. I think this event is an absurd it is the rate of all human beings to sit at the bus and not give up their seats just because the color of their skin. For this reason I think everybody must see this movie, to just understand how things were in the past and how to avoid these kind of things these days and in the future. ‏The movie Selma is an extremely powerful and emotional movie and I recommend everybody to see this movie.

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‏ This film takes the viewer on a journey to Selma Alabama at the crucial time of the Civil Rights movement that took place during the life of Martin Luther King. It covers the important facts, describing clearly the sad situation that people of color faced in trying to register to vote in the segregated south. Even today, the efforts by white-dominated election boards make it more and more difficult for people of color to register and make their.        votes in the old source

‏All my life I have read, heard of and some even experienced the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King. There are many hours of footage, countless recounts of his modus operandi and volumes of writings that give insight into his minds. However, this film delves deeper than the King Jr. of Black History month, and gives you an experience with his humanity as a man.

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The movie "Selma" is based on the 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery, in the name of African Americans asking for voting rights.  The movie includes videos from the actual events and marches of 1965. For example, the movie showed the friction of the police and the African Americans in the marches and in day to day life, the injustice and violence, only because they have a different skin color.
I was shocked by the conduct of the police. I could not believe policemen, the symbol of justice and the law could hurt innocent people because they were ordered to.
In conclusion, I believe that every adult should watch this movie, it explains a life we would never experience because we were born with the right skin color and in the right decade.

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I found the movie Selma very inspiring.
I also think that this movie should be a part of the curriculum because everyone should watch this movie.
The movie changed my perspective about the ‘simplest’ things in life and see how my rights, that seem so obvious and basic things are so not obvious to others.
The way they fought just to vote ,or sit everywhere on the bus was so mind opening because it have worked so well that today it’s unbelievable that not so long ago these basic rights where very unusual. I was also inspiring by the way their fight was so not violent and how Martin made a huge difference with words and nonviolent actions which is a great achievement nowadays.
In conclusion, the movie was very inspiring ,touching  , motivating and educating

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selma is a movie about the 1965 march from selma to montgomery, it shows us about the life of our protaganist, martin luther king jr. who was a civil rights activist and arguably one of the most influential people in history. it also tells us about the movement and showcases the attitudes of both the black population who were more
than wronged, and the white majority, those who supported civil rights and those who apposed it.
now i had heared of martin luther king many times before but i never knew what it was that he did. thanks to this film i learned about his political activism and i have been enlightened to the extent of the racism back then and how much progress has been made since then.
in my opinion this type of movie should be seen by everyone, in order to grasp a deeper understanding of how things were like back then, and to see that racism is an ongoing problem that resigns in our society, even though we might think we live accepting times.
it is a powerful film, and i think it was samart to project it in class.

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I did not  have  high expectations when we were told we are going to watch the movie “Selma” and I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed watching this film. Everything about the movie was excellent, from the casting, costumes, and sets, to the filming, script, directing, lighting effects and music. It all worked for me. I was moved and upset in all the right places, from the shocking beginning to the triumphant, and also predicted end.

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I think the movie “Selma” should be watched by teenagers everywhere, because it is a good example of the struggle for equal rights of African-Americans in the United States. The movie shows how basic rights, like the right to vote and the right to sit anywhere on a public bus, aren’t  obvious and some people received such rights only after a long struggle. Today, we take these rights for granted. For me, it was hard to believe that these things happened so recently, only 60 years ago, and that there were people that still thought the situation should stay that way.

The film is also a very good example of a non-violent struggle even though the other side was violent. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader, determined to keep the way of the struggle as he believed was right, even though there were times he and others were hurt in the process. The movie shows how, in the end, the struggle succeeded, even though later it cost him his life.

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I liked the movie “Selma” a lot. I found the movie heart breaking and inspiring. It was amazing to see Martin Luther King’s battle for black voting rights, and the historic 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery.
I am inspired and amazed by the way that Martin Luther King handled the struggles black people were facing and lead so many people with him.
I’ve learned from this movie that giving up on important things is not an option and fighting for important things can make a real change for everyone.

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"Selma" is a historical drama film which is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. I enjoyed watching the film, I think that the film truly shows the struggle that Afro-Americans went through to get civil rights and how they were treated. I think that the film is astonishing, I liked that the film showcased other parts of Martin Luther King's Life, like the issues with his marriage. After watching the film I felt inspired by Martin Luther King's dedication and decision making. I think that David Oyelowo did an excellent job as Martin Luther King.

I enjoyed the film and I would definitely recommend it.

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I liked this film. It was very powerful in it's message and very important for anyone to see and learn from.
It is very easy to mess up a movie about a historical event, especially one as socially important as this one, however I think the director, Ava DuVernay, did a very good job as depicting it correctly and showing all that needed to be shown. I think her portrail of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is really authentic and it feels real, which is the best compliment a historical film director could hope for.
I liked that the film wasn't a complete birth-to-death biopic, instead focusing on the actual movement and not just on MLK. However, I do think the film lacked a but of focus, I know the director wanted to show everything that was happening in that time but showing the many stories of multiple people such as President Johnson, Coretta Scott King, Governor George Wallce and more seems to take away from the main plot and slow down the pacing of the film too much. I do agree that seeing other stories is important, but I think the film was trying to cover too much. The film ends up showing multiple stories of many people and as a result no story is truly satisfying and no story ends up developing completely.
Although the film has some issues I have mentioned I do think that it is a good film with an important message and I did enjoy watching it.

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Selma is the story of a movement, the film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.

After watching "Selma" I have learned you can achieve anything and everything you believe in with enough courage determination and bravery especially when you have a great leader like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and a big cult following of believers I was very impressed by the great acting in the movie especially David Oyelowo who played Martin Luther King, Jr, a very hard role to play in my opinion, his acting really left a mark on the film, in summary the movie has great story telling great actors and the story emphasizes the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr's victory for equal civil rights and the movie should be seen by all.

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Selma is a movie about the 1965 slema to Montgomery March. However, I took it as a movie about Martin Luther king. I enjoyed that movie a lot, mostly because I had a chance of learning and digging deeper about Martin Luther kings life. He is an amazing persona, and an extremely interesting character. I find the movie inspiring and uplifting, because of seeing Martin Luther being so driven and so caring. He is a genius in my opinion. I think everyone should see the movie, more than it’s valuable lesson, each person should take Martin Luther kings passion to a subject and put it into something in their lives.

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Selma is a movie which is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. I liked that movie because I learned a lot from it. Such as, their brave fights for their rights, the racism that was at that time against black- skinned and the power of Martin Luther King Jr. The shots in this movie was very similar to real life events which raised the film's quality. On the other hand, the movie had lots of characters and not much of a background. I loved and supported them, but I did not know who they really were.

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The movie "Selma" deals with an important and relevant matter- racism.
the movie shows how racist people can be for no reason, how they make themselves feel good and worthy by treating the people who are different from them as inferior.
I was inspired by Martin's dedication and passion to his cause, and by his choice of a non-violent protest.
The movie shows how you can achieve anything with courage and determination, and how important it is for people to stand up for their human rights in order to make a real change.
I liked the movie a lot and I think it should be seen by others- to raise awareness of the subject.

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Selma is a movie which is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. In my opinion, the movie was very interesting and important. For the black-skinned people it was an important event  and it is part of their and the U.S.A's history. For me, the movie  was very interesting because I did not know how frighting this time was and how intensive the fighting of the rights was. In addition, the movie expresses the period very well. The designed, the setting and the costumes, all give the impression like you are  in 1965. Therefore, it was very convincing.
I liked that movie a lot. I learned from it about the fighting of the black community for the rights.

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Selma is a movie which is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting marches. In my opinion the movie was interesting and inspiring, however, it was very violent. I have learned a lot from the movie.
First, I have leaned about important people who affected our history, but I also learned more about people I already heard about, like Martin Luther King Jr.
In my opinion, Selma is very well made, and it is a good thing that they weren't afraid to show the good and the bad.
Showing movies like Selma in class enriches our historic understanding.

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Selma is a movie which is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. In my opinion the movie was interesting and inspiring, and I have learned through it a lot.
Firstly, I have learned about important personalities who effected our history which I did not know, but also have learned more details about personalities which I already recognized.
Another reason for my opinion is that the movie was showing lots of feelings of peace and love who were fighting againt the hate and the racism, it was inspiring.
Another thing is that through the movie there were different perspectives of the situation (for example the perspective of the president againt the perspective of Dr. King) and by that I have learend more details and I could understand the situation better.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie and I liked the end of it which had left me with the spirit of spreading love.

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This movie always seems to move me greatly, from the deeply rooted history, to the speeches and marches. Historic movements like these inspire me to do what I believe is right, not only for our future, but for the present. They inspire me to go out and protest-to speak my truth.
In my opinion, Selma is very well made, and I’m happy that they weren’t afraid to show the good, bad, and the ugly.
Showing movies like these in class definitely enriches, not only the historic understanding, but also people’s, political and world views. As teenagers, we soon have to make many decisions of our own, and I’d rather them be more solid and intelligent than not.
In our fast-moving world, politics and social structures change very quickly- to understand what is happening now, me must understand how we got to where we are.

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After watching the movie "Selma" I think that it was very well produced. The actors did a great job and they really resembled the people they acted.
The story really resembled the real event and now i understand it and support it. While watching the movie I loved the courage of Martin Luther King and his crew, moving towards their goal even through tough times. I also liked the part where people from all around America of all races came to join Martin Luther King on his journey.
Though, I would also like to see what happened after what was shown in the movie, maybe Martin Luther King's death or what happened in other areas with unequal rights.
Overall I enjoyed the movie and I think that it was a good choice to show it and I look forward to see more movies like this in English class.

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In my opinion, the movie “Selma” is inspiring,  heartbreaking, and significantly important for everyone to see since it is a great way of learning what major events occurred in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights for the African American people. The actors in the movie played very convincingly and authentically, like if they were really lived at that time and experienced the events. The movie has many violent and brutal scenes that create action that leave the viewer shocked, giving more reasons to understand and empathize with the protesters and their way to achieve the goal for which the march took place. Overall, I enjoined watching the movie and I highly recommend it.

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The movie "Selma" describes the events of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting right marches. It shows the segregation African Americans experienced these days and their protests against the government and the police. The movie presents these events in a way that makes you understand the harsh reality of these times.
The movie had a lot of shocking parts - emotionally an visually - like the first scene in the church with the little girls, and the scene from the first march, with the policemen. Both of these scenes left me speechless and made me understand the danger in which African Americans lived these days.
The part in the movie when pictures from the real event of the final march were shown really moved me and made me feel emotional. It was beautiful to see the movement succeed in getting its goals.

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I found the movie "Selma" to be very powerful, the way it presented itself felt very authentic to the time in which it took place  - this autheticity deepened the movie's message and made it so the horrible acts of violence shown in the film.
It felt very much like a documentry and due to that fact I was able to deeper understand and comprihend the huge injustice that the African Amricans had to indure.
The way that violence was portrayed was in a very shocking way - which persomally only made me more upset and connected to the movie.
In general I found the movie very informitive and I learned a lot about Martin Luther king and his lifes work.

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I think the movie was brilliant. David Oyelowo did a fantastic job as Martin Luther King, so as the other members of the cast. I think the movie is very important to watch. Before I watched the movie, I knew about the story of Martin Luther King and the suffering of black americans at the time, but after watching the movie I realized how much I didn't know.
The movie taught alot me about the background of Martin, his relationship issues with his wife, about Selma, the life of black civilians in america and more... The movie had some very brutal scenes wich really added up to the overall experience. In conclusion, in my opinion "Selma" is a very good and strong movie and I can't recommend it enough.

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The film "Selma" affected me strongly. It shaked me how racist people can be- to hate people only because their skin is darker than yours. An example from the film of the racism is when white soldier murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson, a black, young man. They attacked him even though he wasn't armed and didn't has any bad intentions, only because he was black.
I think that this film should be seen by others to raise the awareness of the hard fight Martin Luther King and his supporters did in 1965. There was a lot of hate against black people but somehow they weren't afraid to revolt. They did demonstration and risk their life in order to get the right to vote. In my opinion it requiters a lot of courage to risk your life for your rights.

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I think the film made me understand more about how outrageous was the life of the African Americans back then, How few people had the power to decide who’s worthy enough for having basic human rights, and who is not. I found myself getting more and more furious while watching the movie, as it is so obvious to me that any human, regardless of race, color etc. , should have basic rights(like the right to vote). I truly believe everyone should see this film for educational purposes, so no one would ever think one person is better than the other; In our decade, humanity has changed a lot, but still, racism exists within us- and this film should be seen by everyone so the message will be spread.

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The film “Selma” about the fight for black equal rights in 1960s Southern America was very impactful for me. Other than its stunning visuals, including a brilliant use of color, good composition and splendid lighting, which I very much appreciate as an art student, I was hugely affected  by the violence used against black people in their non-violent revolution. This contrast has struck great impact on me and added a lot of depth to the movie. I enjoyed this movie very much and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in equal rights or this time period.

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I liked the movie a lot. I assume the plot is close enough to the original historic events for it to be educating while entertaining. The plot was interesting and revealed personal points that informative texts often lack but make the whole story a lot more captivating. I do think some of the scenes were overly dramatic, like when Corrie asks Dr. King if he has mistresses.

Like I said, I think it's a good movie. It brings up many important points in history and about human rights, leaves an impression and features a good plot and actors. I would definitely recommend it.

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First things first, I think the movie was very good. The acting was excellent, the subject of the movie is very inportant and it was pretty historicly accurate. Personally, I've learnt a lot from the movie(learnt about Selma's story, Marthin Luther King's story and family problems, the state of America in those dark days etc.). Some of the scenes were very violant and shocking, much more then I thought they would be. The movie shed some more light on the violance and hateret twords black people in America, and lesss about the segregation. I would definitely recommand this movie to others, even to my father who has already watched the movie, because the movie teaches about the imp[ortant subject of racism, stereotypes and descrimination. It also tells the very important and interesting story of Marthin Luther king, and the sacrifices he made in order to achieve his goals.

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The movie "Selma" which describes the events leading up to the 1965 selma to montgamry march, was a intresting look on many sides of the civil rights movment that I havent seen, for example tje infighting between regional groups snd the national movment and the unending bickering and negotiaging between the "moderates" (johnson) and the so called radicals (king). it was also a shocking description of racial conflict which one fails to accosiate with the modern us, which shows once again just how great the dispartiy between whites and blacks in the south was (and is). the actor which potrayed MLK was esspacially exellent with his speeches being some of tje best scenes in the movie

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The movie "Selma"' is based on the 1965
Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. The movie portrayed the nonviolent fight of the African American activists. I understood why they chose not to use violence, as it would result in even more, and most likely worst. yet, the lack of patience of the American was frightening. The movie's great writing and production had made me look at the movie from the eyes of the activists. This was one of the reasons I was stunned by the cruel behavior of the Americans.
In my opinion, one of the strongest scenes in the movie, besides the march, was the scene of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. The sharp change from light-headed childhood to cruel racist murder played a suitable part in making the viewer empathize with the activist. I think the way the scene was portrayed was brilliant, the use of music and placement at the very beginning had the right effect on the viewer.

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