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Movie Review: Loving v. Virginia 1967
It is important to make films that not only entertain the audience but also educates, opens their mind and show a way of improvement in the social life context. The loving film shows the life of an interracial couple, whose challenge on anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage faces a legal battle that ends up in a Supreme Court. Moreover, the movie introduces the life of Richard and Mildred, an interracial couple, as a landmark fight for their right in a marriage union. Richard Loving (Joel Edgerton) and his childhood friend Mildred (Ruth Negga) navigate a new chapter in their lives: marriage and pregnancy. The film tells a story of loving versus Virginia, the landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that overturned state bans on interracial marriages. It is beyond comprehension that marriage between a black woman and a white man and vice versa violates the law. The film focuses on the couple, Richard, and Mildred loving, at the center of the case depicting the long-term impact of their prolonged legal battle celebrating their love story and unwavering resolve. The film opens the scene whereby Richard and Mildred are resting on
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Virginia case is an important political landmark that facilitates the end of segregation in America. The film portrays loving as a quiet and settled man. On the other hand, Mildred is an intelligent, determined and persistent woman who presumably abides by the law, but goes against it when it comes to loving the man of her choice. Generally, the perfect match and complete understanding empower them to get married regardless of the negative consequences that would befall them later in their course of actions. However, the film continues with the same perspective angle of love between the couple. This slow-moving film portrays the family’s life emotions and love as a strong scene that the audience would like to see in slow motion to capture the love scenario