A lot of movies talked about racism and it all contained that much violence and blood and agony while this movie simply says it all at a more difficult part than physically but psychologically living in racism. The story was pretty good and the cast was absolutely tremendous with their excellent performances. The only weak part and problem was that Emma's lead role wasn't as good as the others even you can feel it is an easy character to play with very little details about her all the movie was filled with ordinary details of her that was repeated. The rhythm was slow but towards the end everything want very funny and warming that was just beautiful. A very good movie with a lot of emotions and a not to miss one.

One of the most moving movies of my lifetime - every living person needs to see this movie to at least ground them and make them realise that the world we live in today is not one without struggle.

this movie was my grandmother favorite movie. it was like it hit home for her. due to the fact that it is a part of history that is kind of swept under the rug. the actors was amazing. the story line and plot was just beautiful. you see the movie actually showed what life was back in the day. meaning how they had to keep a smile on their face no matter how they was being treated. which still goes on till this day. you have to keep a smile on your face to make others feel safe. it was a well rounded educational movie depending on how you look at it.

My mother's family, with the exception of my grandfather, and I almost everyone I ever met is perfectly portrayed in their bigotry and hatred of people of color. My father, being from a Slavic country and having emigrated here after WWII, was an exception as well. Perhaps having been mocked for his accent and being old when I was born he knew how hurtful it is to treat another human being as a second class citizen for being different, even though he was white and Catholic. I was harassed for the religion I was brought up in, rather than being some form of a Protestant. Southern hospitality is a farce because as soon as you walk away from someone who is landed gentry or if they feel you're different and lesser than them in some other way, they are laughing at you and saying the meanest things they can think up. I won't live in this awful place much longer, where they pay less, hate women and the KKK and Rebel Flags still are displayed with pride. The most hateful are the women and the most violent are the men. Of course there are exceptions, but the culture of racism and sexism are still alive 50+ years since the Civil Rights Act was passed. I work in healthcare, and there are even Indian doctors who still believe in the caste system, that the disabled and mentally ill are somehow less entitled to the basic quality of service than "normal" people. But that seems to be an American standard across the country these days, especially since the most recent president was elected. There's no changing this country in my lifetime, so it's off to Europe for me.Congratulations to this cast and crew for presenting a truly realistic story of what the South was and still is like.