Ignorance is bliss. I say it often when overwhelmed by matters that I feel are greater than I am capable of changing. Sounds pathetic, and in ways it is, yet it's merely a coping mechanism. Not everyone is Martin Luther King, not everyone is capable of making great strides in change. What I am capable of is being an example to those around me, speaking up when I feel the need, and moved to do so. This is what I do, it's how I live my life. I do not know a lot about the civil rights movement, so Selma was a history lesson for me more than any form of "entertainment". I'm sure I would have enjoyed the movie more had I had more context, or knew about the subject matter. As a movie on it's own, it was informative, thought provoking, and as white man, embarrassing. Do I recommend it on it's own merit's as a film? No. Do I recommend it as a vehicle to learn and know more about the issue, about history, about civil rights? Absolutely.
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