Although I live on the other side of the ocean, I have never personally experienced the feeling of racial discrimination. But I do feel regional discrimination. Because our hometown is too poor, many of us are forced to leave our homes to find a meal elsewhere. Our grouping for warmth can sometimes be misunderstood, and some people are not of high enough quality, their education level is relatively low, and their reputations slowly deteriorate over time. We dare not reveal our place of origin, for fear that when we say it, others will understand it, and then say: Oh, I heard what the people in your place are like. But there are no such people around me, they work hard, they don't steal or rob, they are amiable, and I don't want them to suffer such unwarranted infamy, so I generally can't tell where I come from. But in the United States, black people are not only facing these simple and innocuous infamy, but their deprivation of the right to vote, their forbidden freedom of speech, and even their lack of human dignity and the right to live on an equal footing and precious life. Black people have to give up their seats to white people on the bus. They have no right to vote. They are beaten and shot at random. The law is in vain, and the constitutional freedom and equality are trampled on by racial discrimination. I can't help but be stunned, is this the most powerful and democratic America in the world in the 20th century!
For Martin Luther King, I can't find a suitable word to praise his greatness. Fearless of threats, insults, and beatings, he has always adhered to the image of a democratic fighter. His speech is penetrating, impassioned, powerful, and gives people confidence. I admire him, and he has always been very rational to ask the marchers not to face violence with violence. It takes a lot of courage. I still remember him when he first arrived in Selma, and was punched hard by a white man, but he did not fight back and did what he wanted; Jimmy's death made him extremely painful and shook his original intention. It’s the right to vote, and I don’t want to sacrifice anyone for the march; the white pastor was recruited to Selma, but his misfortune made him very angry, he called the president, and asked for the bill to be passed sooner, hoping that Jimmy’s family would receive the same greeting from the president; after John’s persuasion , concerned about the safety of his own life, he said; he can't hide, everyone can't hide, he always has a generous heart. Thanks to the film for restoring a vivid Martin Luther King, full of flesh and blood. His stalwart, unmatched, his ideas, immortal!
Finally, there is a strong religious piety in the film. Religious belief gave the exhausted Martin Luther King Jr. strength to get out of confusion and keep on going; religious belief allowed many white people to go to Selma, travel thousands of miles, to participate in parades, and to advocate justice for black people. Striving for equality; religious belief makes countless black people still face optimistically in despair, not afraid of the ups and downs of the road ahead, and the pain of losing a loved one at the moment. They choose the Lord, they firmly believe in the Lord, and the Lord will not bear the unequal treatment they receive, and the light will surely come! I envy the civic consciousness of the American people. I remember Father Martin writing on the Boston Holocaust Memorial:
When they came to arrest the communists, I didn't stand up against it, I don't think I was a communist anyway.
When they came to arrest the Jews, I didn't stand up against it, I don't think I was Jewish anyway.
When they came to arrest the union organizer, I didn't stand up against it, I don't think I was a unionist anyway.
When they came to arrest Catholics, I didn't stand up, I don't think I'm Catholic anyway.
Later, when they came to arrest me, no one could stand up and speak for me.
My reason for leaning towards the Liberals is more than this consideration of someone who will speak for him later. More important is their religious beliefs. In the United States, the religious atmosphere is very strong, and most people have their own beliefs, abide by it, and use it to guide their lives. It can also be said that the dogma of their beliefs is their common contract. In this contract, freedom, equality, and democracy! The power of their religious beliefs can be compared to the law to a certain extent. I think that our national civic consciousness is far less strong than that of the United States, because we do not have such a contractual belief. We have no faith and respect for our laws, so there is so much corruption and perversion of the law for personal gain. We surrender our reverence to the ethereal and ineffective gods, praying for moral restraint and conscious observance of order. But we all know that in a society without coercion, these are not enough. My ideal society is a society with a highly developed legal system, where people obey the law, respect the law, and protect the law! Although the law is rigid, it is indecipherable and fair. I would rather be tried in a prison with a high degree of legal system than live in a comfortable bed that talks about human feelings.
Writing this, I found that what I wrote was not a film review, but what I felt about the film. If you don't like it, please pull it.
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