Do you think this was an effective way to approach the issue of mixed-race marriage at the time? Why not show the problems they likely would have had within wider society?
Filmmakers are trying to make compelling stories on the screen, which usually requires some kind of conflict. Who has power within the conflict is a crucial part of telling that story, just as it is when we analyze historical events and people. In "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", the proposed marriage between John Prentice and Joanna Drayton is a challenge for both fathers to accept. It is their conflict and the desire for their approval that provide the conflict. Do you think this was an effective way to approach the issue of mixed-race marriage at the time? Why not show the problems they likely would have had within wider society?
In "Selma", the focus is on important men in the history of civil rights, especially Martin Luther King Jr and President Johnson. As we saw in the lectures, however, women were integral and crucial to the civil rights movement and specifically the Selma campaign.
Do you think it's a problem to continue focusing on the most famous people from the story of the civil rights movement? What benefit would we gain from films about people who were more behind the scenes?
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