In class, when I watched the first part of the movie "Selma" the part that touched me the most was when MLK and other protesters were demonstrating in front of the building where Americans could vote. I find it interesting how white men tried everything to make black people look bad, they protested peacefully but the white sherif pushed them to their limits by arresting a woman for defending a fellow protester. However it was a good way to attract the press and MLK and his colleagues got what they wanted; they made it to the front page of a newspaper with a bad image of the sherif. They never gave up to achieve their goal of black men and women to vote in southern states especially in Alabama.
What part of the movie did you find most interesting?
K.Meinhardt 101
When I watched the movie Selma in class the part that touched me the most is the marche across the Edmond Pettus Bridge, the first time they tried to cross the bridge they got violently attacked by the police officers, I thought it was really sad and hard to watch, but the second time they tried to cross the bridge they were joined by white priests nuns, ministers… They were all United in their pursuit of freedom, equality and justice. But when they arrived at the end of the bridge, the police stood down and didn’t attack the marchers. It’s sad that the police just attack blacks and that they immediately stand down when there are white people, it shows the inequality that blacks faced. I found it horrible how the police had no humanity to just attack innocent people. This movie was emotional, it’s really sad that people had to live this way.
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Personally I found the last part of the film very interesting and original. The fact that we have a biography of all the characters as well as the events that will happen to them in the future is a good way to not leave the spectator without a "conclusion" for these characters. The music at the end of the film perfectly describes the atmosphere of the film. Moreover, the March of Montgomery was very emotional. I saw how much the policer can be violent against the Martin's demonstration and it shocked me because i never thought it would be so violent.at this time.
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Deletenot to leave / the police could be (il faut respecter le temps saw = could) violent with / towards the demonstrators... that time.
DeleteTo my mind, when I watched the movie Selma in class, the part that touched me is the moment when in sign of protestation, Martin Luther King and other Afro Americans stand in front of a political institution of United States in Alabama.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, It’s at the moment where an Afro American woman wants to vote but, a man refused this because, he was racist.
After this refusal, Afro-Americans claims the vote right, they want the same rights that all American.
So, the moment when Afro-Americans stand in front of a political institution in Alabama shows the determination of Afro Americans in their fight to get more rights.
Victor KEUCKER 101
To my mind, when I watched the movie Selma in class, the part that touched me is the moment when in sign of protestation, Martin Luther King and other Afro Americans stand in front of a political institution of the United States in Alabama.
DeleteIndeed, It was where an Afro American woman wanted to vote but, a man refused this because, he was racist.
After this refusal, Afro-Americans claims the right to vote, they want the same rights that all American.
So, when they stood in front of that building institution in Alabama showed their determination in their fight to get more rights.
I really liked the movie "Selma" that we watched in class because it allowed us to understand the situation of black people in the past and all that they had to endure.
ReplyDeleteThe scene that particularly marked me and surprised me was when there was a demonstration for these people to have more rights and they decided to go and sit in front of a big monument with their arms over their heads. But soon after, they were asked to leave, but people didn't, and they were violently beaten, insulted and dragged away. I think it's very unfair and no one should have to endure this kind of thing just because of their skin colour.
Dorotea Natoli 101
In class, when I watched the movie "Selma", I really liked the moment when the main actor, who represents Martin Luther King, went to see the American President in his office in order to convince him to give black people the right to vote. Therefore, I think it's very interesting to see how the film shows that black people fought for the same rights as white people. This scene is a demonstration of determination because not everyone can do what the main actor did like MLK and I love the leadership. He led black emancipatory action and it's necessary to have this kind of person to change mentalities.
ReplyDeleteMoreover, the part of the movie that I found authentic was the march from Selma to Montgomery, which is a milestone in the black civil rights struggle. The concept of non-violence has helped to influence whites and especially the American President to change his mind because he saw all the violence received by blacks. I enjoyed their bravery to change and evolve the vision of society and not to give up despite the horrible acts they have suffered.
Lucie VITRÉ 101