Selma
PG-13, 2015, Paramount Pictures
Director:
Ava DuVernay
Starring:
David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Martin Sheen, Tim Roth, Common, Dylan Baker, Oprah Winfrey
Plot:
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
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Discouraged man calls friend for prayer
Themes: Community, Encouragement, Intercession, Friendship, Prayer
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Man burdened with worry encouraged by Word
Themes: Bible Illustration, Facing Trials, Worry, Trusting God
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Descendant of heroes prepared for heroic work
Themes: Christian Walk, Holy Spirit, Preparation, Legacy, Identity in Christ, Inheritance
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Pastor believes God was first to mourn death
Themes: Death, God's Love, Loss, Grief
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To truly live, we must be willing to die for beliefs
Themes: Belief, Martyrs, Self-Sacrifice, Sacrifice
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Man changes plan to follow God's leading
Themes: God's Plan, God's Will, Guidance, Impartiality, Prayer, Life's Plans
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Man sacrifices own desires for God's will
Themes: Desires, God's Will, Self-Sacrifice, Surrender, Life's Plans