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690740, I vehemently disagree with everything here.
Posted by Frank Longo, Sat Jan-03-15 11:19 AM
1. It's not a mini-series. As AO Scott pointed out in his review, you could give nearly everyone at the march his or her own film. This movie focuses on King. And it does a damn good job at giving other important figures their own moments considering the run-time restrictions. It's a hundred times better than other biopics in that sense.

2. What white savior are you talking about? The preacher who dies, which is a historically accurate moment? Surely that's not what you mean. That can't be what you mean.

3. This movie doesn't ignore women in the slightest. Again, considering it is focused on one particular figure, it does a beautiful job of developing a number of female characters within the restrictions of a cinematic runtime. Some of my favorite supporting female scenes/performances of the year were in this film.