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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Glory". Both Common and John Legend join together to make an incredibly powerful, moving song that would ultimately win a very deserving Oscar.
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* OneSceneWonder: George Wallace as portrayed by Tim Roth, who makes the most of his few scenes with an unnervingly cold performance.
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Just now found out.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song.[[note]]And even better, this ultimately contributed to John Legend becoming an EGOT.[[/note]] To make things either more or less awkward, depending on your point of view, the Oscars ''themselves'' joked about it and praise and attention was drawn to the movie throughout the show (along with some rather cringeworthy jokes about how White the Oscars are), as a sort of shamed apology for the movie not getting the nod.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song.[[note]]And even better, this ultimately contributed to John Legend becoming an EGOT.[[/note]] Scuttlebug was the cast and crew's [=#BlackLivesMatter=] protest at the premiere had a lot to do with it. To make things either more or less awkward, depending on your point of view, the Oscars ''themselves'' joked about it and praise and attention was drawn to the movie throughout the show (along with some rather cringeworthy jokes about how White the Oscars are), as a sort of shamed apology for the movie not getting the nod.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. To make things either more or less awkward, depending on your point of view, the Oscars ''themselves'' joked about it and praise and attention was drawn to the movie throughout the show (along with some rather cringeworthy jokes about how White the Oscars are), as a sort of shamed apology for the movie not getting the nod.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. [[note]]And even better, this ultimately contributed to John Legend becoming an EGOT.[[/note]] To make things either more or less awkward, depending on your point of view, the Oscars ''themselves'' joked about it and praise and attention was drawn to the movie throughout the show (along with some rather cringeworthy jokes about how White the Oscars are), as a sort of shamed apology for the movie not getting the nod.
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* FunnyMoments: Of course, the film is almost completely serious. But there is a scene in which Coretta listens to a recording of, allegedly, her husband cheating on her with another woman. Mrs. King doesn't believe it for a second.
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* FunnyMoments: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Of course, the film is almost completely serious. But there is a scene in which Coretta listens to a recording of, allegedly, her husband cheating on her with another woman. Mrs. King doesn't believe it for a second.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of Oscar [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. To make things either more or less awkward, depending on your point of view, the Oscars ''themselves'' joked about it and praise and attention was drawn to the movie throughout the show (along with some rather cringeworthy jokes about how White the Oscars are), as a sort of shamed apology for the movie not getting the nod.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of Oscar nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. To make things either more or less awkward, depending on your point of view, the Oscars ''themselves'' joked about it and praise and attention was drawn to the movie throughout the show (along with some rather cringeworthy jokes about how White the Oscars are), as a sort of shamed apology for the movie not getting the nod.
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* FunnyMoments: Of course, the film is almost completely serious. But there is a scene in which Coretta listens to a recording of, allegedly, her husband cheating on her with another woman. Mrs. King doesn't believe it for a second.
-->'''Coretta:''' ''[calmly]'' I know what you sound like.
-->'''Coretta:''' ''[calmly]'' I know what you sound like.
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You don't consider quote "depicting Johnson as a reluctant or obstructionist political actor that had the FBI monitor and harass King" to be negative?
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* OvershadowedByControversy: The main press the film gets was more about the supposedly negative portrayal of LBJ than the artistic merits of the film itself.
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it was not negative
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The existence of white people is not relevant to the perceived snubbing of the movie.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of Oscar nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. More fuel was provided by ''every'' acting nominee of the year being white, which even got a jab from host Neil Patrick Harris in his opening monologue.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of Oscar nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. More fuel was provided by ''every'' acting nominee of the year being white, which even got a jab from host Neil Patrick Harris in his opening monologue.
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* AwardSnub: Many people were disappointed at the lack of Oscar nominations for David Oyelowo, Ava [=DuVernay=], and the cinematography, cinematography by Bradford Young, though the film did get a much-deserved win for Best Song. More fuel was provided by ''every'' acting nominee of the year being white, which even got a jab from host Neil Patrick Harris in his opening monologue.
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* NightmareFuel: Much of the events depicted
** The abrupt explosion at the Birmingham church, killing four girls.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches#.22Bloody_Sunday.22_events Bloody Sunday]], when protest marches were attacked by state troopers.
** Cager Lee, an 82-year-old man, getting beaten twice. Not to mention he witnesses the shooting death of his grandson, Jimmie Lee Jackson.
** Mentioned in the epilogue though not depicted in the film, Viola Liuzzo was murdered by the KKK shortly after being present for MLK's final speech in the film.
** The abrupt explosion at the Birmingham church, killing four girls.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches#.22Bloody_Sunday.22_events Bloody Sunday]], when protest marches were attacked by state troopers.
** Cager Lee, an 82-year-old man, getting beaten twice. Not to mention he witnesses the shooting death of his grandson, Jimmie Lee Jackson.
** Mentioned in the epilogue though not depicted in the film, Viola Liuzzo was murdered by the KKK shortly after being present for MLK's final speech in the film.
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* TearJerker
** The sudden death of the four girls in Birmingham.
** Annie Lee Cooper, once again, getting her vote denied due to the unfair testing at the registration.
** Jimmie's death and the aftermath. To pay his respects, MLK visits the morgue and finds Cager. They both tell themselves that "God was with Jimmie" when he died. They start repeating the phrase. They're sincere, yet they seem to have a hard time believing in it.
** After withdrawing the second march across the bridge, MLK confesses that while he did turn back because he didn't want to risk any more lives, he also admits to a selfish reason: he himself couldn't handle getting beaten.
** The sudden death of the four girls in Birmingham.
** Annie Lee Cooper, once again, getting her vote denied due to the unfair testing at the registration.
** Jimmie's death and the aftermath. To pay his respects, MLK visits the morgue and finds Cager. They both tell themselves that "God was with Jimmie" when he died. They start repeating the phrase. They're sincere, yet they seem to have a hard time believing in it.
** After withdrawing the second march across the bridge, MLK confesses that while he did turn back because he didn't want to risk any more lives, he also admits to a selfish reason: he himself couldn't handle getting beaten.
