It takes away so much from the movie, Selma, to make it seem [View all]
that the most important issue with the movie is that it did not get an Oscar nod. The movie has provided so many young people and people in general with a view of the life of Dr King and the struggles he faced in his battle for Civil Rights for the underserved. Most of the nominated movies are ones I, and a great deal of people, would never go to the theater to see anyway. I have never based my seeing a picture on whether or not the critics chose it. I read this morning that Rev Sharpton is calling for an emergency meeting with Hollywood. In my opinion, that is wrong and embarrassing. Don't take away the power in the film with this kind of action. There are so many issues such as voting rights, discrimination in housing, educational opportunites and much more that could use some attention, but chasing an Oscar snub just does not seem to be high on the list of things that will better lives for Americans. JUST COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS.
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