Selma
Selma is a movie that represents the historical incidences faced by African Americans, for instance, fighting for registration of all local people in America. The scene discussed here is the bridge scene which represents the activities that took place on a bloody Sunday in March 7th, 1965. A group of six hundred marchers, matched out Selma headed east and only managed to reach Edmund Pettus Bridge before they were attacked by local and statesmen with tear gas and driven back to Selma. It is here at the bridge where King promised that he would try to enact the plan of reaching Montgomery town as long as the law enforcers would not attack the peaceful demonstrators (Oswald Vanessa). The bridge scene is crucial in the American dream as it allowed equal voting rights for all citizens.
King is a significant character in the Selma movie as he gets depicted as a fighter and a lover. King led peaceful demonstrators to Montgomery to request that there be voting rights for all local, especially the black Americans who by 1965 had no voting rights. In the bridge scene, his leadership skills get demonstrated when he promised Collins that he would conduct a peaceful demonstration with other marchers (Knapp Jeffrey 115). King contributes to the American dream as he fought for equality of all Americans to have voting rights and helped remove the barriers that prevented African Americans from voting. The final scene represents the events that took place in March 7th 1965 where there was a mass demonstration in the quest for voting rights of African Americans (Oswald Vanessa). The scene contributes to the American dream as all citizens got voting rights, and therefore, their views would get heard since they would have political representatives.
Selma represents a connection between present and past events. Police brutality is evident in the movie, which is a culture that is evident in the movie. Racism is also another aspect visible in the film. Black Americans are discriminated against and oppressed, and they had to fight for equality for all. The eye-level is the camera angle used in the Selma movie as the camera points at the people. The lighting set the mood and tone of the Selma movie and sound intonations used. The official dressing is used in the film, where most of the actors are in suits and formal clothes. Music and facial expressions get depicted; for instance, in the court, the facial expressions of the judge are described showing how he was against the case.