Difference between revisions of "329--Week 12 Questions/Comments"
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I found the filmmaker's choice to have this movie from the daughter's perspective very interesting and very beneficial to its achievement of historical accuracy. At first, I couldn't help but chuckle at the fact that a young white girl was telling a story about one of the most influential movements in black civil rights history. But when you think about it, you couldn't get a more objective point of view. The daughter had no idea what was going on, she did not know the concept of race. She only sees the care and protectiveness from both her parents and Odessa. I think this made it easier for the audience to immerse themselves into the shoes of Odessa and other blacks during the bus boycotts, as well as Miriam, her husband, and especially her daughter. Furthermore, there are no biases attached to the daughter because of her attachment to her family and Odessa. - David F. | I found the filmmaker's choice to have this movie from the daughter's perspective very interesting and very beneficial to its achievement of historical accuracy. At first, I couldn't help but chuckle at the fact that a young white girl was telling a story about one of the most influential movements in black civil rights history. But when you think about it, you couldn't get a more objective point of view. The daughter had no idea what was going on, she did not know the concept of race. She only sees the care and protectiveness from both her parents and Odessa. I think this made it easier for the audience to immerse themselves into the shoes of Odessa and other blacks during the bus boycotts, as well as Miriam, her husband, and especially her daughter. Furthermore, there are no biases attached to the daughter because of her attachment to her family and Odessa. - David F. | ||
| + | I liked how in the movie when Miriam drives by the carpool lot and is asking Odessa about it and Odessa explains how the carpool works. When Miriam says she wants to help because it is just about busing and Odessa explains that it is about more than just busing. She asks Miriam how will she feel when blacks are teaching in white schools or living in her neighborhood and tells her if she crosses that line she can't go back. The movie then cuts away to the next day. I think this helps give the sense that maybe whites who were helping didn't necessarily understand what they were becoming involved in and then when they did find out and what it would truly mean for them, they had doubts about it. - Christine W. | ||
== 6 Overall == | == 6 Overall == | ||
