I'd be a very rich man. They love to call any movie that makes racism look bad as "propaganda" or "having an agenda" when this is really just basic history.
I feel bad for these bitter neckbeard types frankly.
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shareThat may be true. But what did this movie do to end racism? It's not like Oprah donated profits from this movie to communities to improve things or end racism. The movie was made for a profit at a time that the country is divided about "racial issues." Why didn't she tell this story about Martin Luther King, say 5 years ago? This and The Butler were purposely released during the "Black Lives Matter" Movement to stir emotions about racism and to make a profit off people who want to prove all white people are racist. Oprah used people to make a profit.
sharepeople who want to prove all white people are racist
were purposely released during the "Black Lives Matter" Movement
Watching the movie, it's almost hard to believe that people could be so ignorant, and so evil, as to perpetrate the kinds of acts that were conducted against the protesters.
But then you see brain-dead racist responses and you realize that yes, people are capable of being that ignorant, and that evil.
Agentxjp, I'm not sure what your point is.
The only legitimate criticisms i have read are the ones that criticize the distortion of history vis a vis the portrayal of President Johnson which is entirely off base and wrong. THAT was done to suit the director's agenda - which she freely admitted.
Unnecessarily and falsely portraying this part of the struggle as an Us vs Them battle gives the false and unhelpful notion that working together doesn't work. The reality is that much got accomplished because people did work together. Because LBJ and MLK did work together. That is an important lesson for people to learn and it is an historical truth in this matter.
There were other minor issues I took with the portrayal of other real figures such as John Lewis' portrayal and even Dr. King's portrayal in parts as well as some others. As someone who lived through this it is troubling to see a film that gets it wrong. Especially about people I greatly admire and a part of history so important to me.