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Selma Cinema Reviews – My Thoughts on the Film

Do you celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the American holiday in honor of the famous civil rights leader?

If you do, then I have a suggestion for how you can do so this year: if you haven’t already done so, watch the award-winning movie Selma about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. as the movie’s main character.

What Were the Selma to Montgomery Marches of 1965?

To answer that question, I’ll have to start with a little history. I won’t go too far back—I’ll assume that you already have a basic knowledge of slavery as it was practiced in America and the resulting racial issues that arose from it. Let’s begin in 1964.

In 1964, the United States passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which legally ended discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin in the public sphere.

This included the desegregation of schools, workplaces, and all facilities that served the general public.

The Act also outlawed the unequal application of voter registration requirements that often prevented black Americans from registering to vote even though they had the legal right to do so.

This is how, in the city of Selma, Alabama, where black Americans constituted about 50% of the population, they only accounted for 1% of registered voters.

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a civil rights activist organization, had been working in Selma to resolve this voter registration issue since 1963 but faced stiff opposition from local authorities.

In 1964, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), led by Dr. Martin Luther King, was invited to Selma to assist in the effort.

As a result of events that took place thereafter—I don’t want to spoil the movie for you—a non-violent protest march covering the 80-km distance from Selma to Montgomery was organized.

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Why Watch Selma?

Although I had never heard of the Selma to Montgomery marches (or if I did, I didn’t internalize it), I had heard a lot about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.

Still, it was very hard for me, as a person who didn’t live in a racially segregated society nor who had ever been denied basic civil rights, to imagine what it must have been like for the people who experienced that level of segregation on a daily basis.

Even harder to imagine was what it must have been like for the people who stood up against this injustice to effect change.

Yes, at some high level I knew it must have been difficult and may even have been brutal at times, but I couldn’t imagine what it must have felt like, moment to moment, taking a stand against injustice all the while knowing that my very actions increased the likelihood that someone would want to kill me for it.

Selma Cinemas: Selma Cinema Showtimes/Selma 6 Cinema Showtimes

Here are the Selma showtimes for movies currently playing (click anywhere on the image to expand it in a new window).

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Selma Cinema Movies Playing: Trailers for Movies Playing at Selma 6 Cinemas

Now that you know the Selma showtimes, here are the trailers of the movies playing at Selma Cinema.

Changes at Selma Movie Theater

After its recent renovation, Selma Cinema now has luxury recliners to make movie going even more comfortable.

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