I have a dream. ——Martin Luther King
The United States more than 50 years ago was a United States where racism was rampant, there were internal conflicts and external wars. In this era when fairness and justice are being trampled down and insulted by the state machinery, Martin Luther King has stood up and called on the black brothers and sisters to spread the voice of civil rights in all directions with parades and speeches. In the United States 50 years later, an episode about the history of black resistance was moved to the screen, with the original name "Selma" telling the glorious years of struggle.
The film opens with Dr. King winning the Nobel Peace Prize in Sweden, and then going to the White House to be received by the President. Everything seems to have come to a peaceful ending. But in the calm, a southern town once again ignited the anger in the hearts of the black people. The black girls who went home happily for worship in the church were killed by a bomb, and the doctor who heard the call once again left the side of the cute children and gentle wives, and was involved in a fight for the right to vote for black people.
And in Selma, Alabama, a small southern city with the most serious black American problem, here, he met the villain of the story-George Wallace. This staunch defender of the racist sits at the top of the state capital at the moment, angrily waiting for the duel with Dr. King. To be honest, if possible, Mr. Wallace’s political life can be as exciting as being put on the screen, but unfortunately at this moment he is just a stubborn prejudice, a fierce executioner, and a man determined to fight the civil rights movement to the end." People of lofty ideals".
So Dr. King conveyed his anger and sympathy to the black compatriots in the small town, telling the majority of them to rise up against the dictatorship that prevents them from voting. So people went to the streets, seeking their rights with non-violent actions. But how would Wallace care about these "mobs"? To deal with them, a group of ferocious state policemen who beat and shoot are enough. Therefore, threats of violence and slander to vilify this group of disobedient blacks became a panacea for those in power. Intimidating the parties, assaulting the leading students, and obstructing the daily life of the marchers in every possible way. Wallace did his best to drive out the group of black old men who he considered to be impertinent and impolite, and even found the FBI to have Dr. Jin once The hiring of prostitutes was recorded and sent to Dr. Jin’s wife. In the face of this, his wife's generosity and understanding let Jin understand that his struggle is meaningless unless he persists to success, and he will become an ordinary resister.
During the first parade of the United Student Organization, Martin and everyone were chased and beaten by the state police on the bridge. Not to be outdone, Jin called on sympathetic white people from across the country to come to the town and start the second parade. The result was that a white priest died late at night. Revenge on the streets. Back in the town, Martin fell into deep self-blame and doubt. Is Malcolm X's violent confrontation useful? How can the wife's suspicion and distrust of herself be resolved? How do the leaders who face the differences in the march coordinate? A long list of questions lingered in his mind made Martin a headache. In the face of the cunning president and the stubborn sheriff, Martin felt desperate. On the drive home, Lee used Martin's own words to solve Martin's own doubts: "We will win in the end, we will definitely win, because there will be no other results." Yes, there is no retreat in the face of the civil rights road that has been half a year old, no matter how progress will always come, the threat of violence is not a reason to be afraid.
The courageous Kim stood up again, and the black brothers walked from Selma to the Montgomery Parliament Building under the complicated eyes of the white people. Martin Luther gave a shocking speech. At this point, the film is over, but the American dream of black rights protection and democracy and the rule of law will continue. But Selma undoubtedly became a milestone, freeing the oppressed blacks from depression and pessimism, and breathing the freedom and victory that belonged to them.
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