I wasn't fully immersed in it, like I could tell I was watching a movie, it didn't make me feel like I was part of it or lost in the story. Pretty slow, especially first part of the movie. Maybe the fact that this was a true story makes it hold more weight because I wasn't really moved by the movie itself, gives it emotional value as it's very important in American black history.
Only problem is the story went how I thought it would, so it just feels like one that you've already heard before. If you're already invested in the what the movie has to tell beforehand, then you might appreciate it more. I thought it would be something new and intriguing, instead it's different characters and setting but same stories and similar ones have already been told better(sad reality that they're commonplace).
It carries an important message, just unfortunate it wasn't told as best as it could've been. It just leans so much on the pain the mother and story carries in order to move you. It's not half bad, it's just a movie that needs you to already believe in the message to elevate it from just a decent movie into an astonishing one. But because of the emotional value it has, it might still received very favorably by some, maybe even most.
Only problem is the story went how I thought it would, so it just feels like one that you've already heard before. If you're already invested in the what the movie has to tell beforehand, then you might appreciate it more. I thought it would be something new and intriguing, instead it's different characters and setting but same stories and similar ones have already been told better(sad reality that they're commonplace).
It carries an important message, just unfortunate it wasn't told as best as it could've been. It just leans so much on the pain the mother and story carries in order to move you. It's not half bad, it's just a movie that needs you to already believe in the message to elevate it from just a decent movie into an astonishing one. But because of the emotional value it has, it might still received very favorably by some, maybe even most.