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DebJ

(7,699 posts) Tue Sep 3, 2013, 09:28 PM Sep 2013

Just saw The Butler. Has anyone else seen it?

I'd like to know how younger people respond to this movie.
I was born in 1955, and as I watched it, my emotional responses were to re-live
my responses for those times that I lived through (mostly a sick-to-my stomach feel,
with increasing rage as I got older).

Because I have these memories, and because one little two second reference in the movie
brings flood of all kinds of memories and facts and emotions, I have no idea how this
movie impacts those who didn't live through those days. For example, I have a friend
born in 1974, and I wonder how she would respond.

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Just saw The Butler. Has anyone else seen it? (Original Post) DebJ Sep 2013 OP

I saw it.. HipChick Sep 2013 #1

I wasn't expecting so much violence in the beginning. CTyankee Sep 2013 #2

Me too, yank, elleng Sep 2013 #5

The realism was raw but so was the reality. I am glad the movie pulled no punches... CTyankee Sep 2013 #8

I was born in 1939, and grew up in Miami. RebelOne Sep 2013 #3

Same here. 1941 baby born in Montgomery and raised in Birmingham. trof Sep 2013 #6

Saw it, elleng Sep 2013 #4

Hubby and I saw it: he was born 1942 and was born 1951. mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #7

I liked it hibbing Sep 2013 #9

If you think about it, they were both activists.. HipChick Sep 2013 #10

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

1. I saw it..

Reply to DebJ (Original post)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:05 PM

Sep 2013

It was a very well written movie...

I don't think age had anything to do with it...but race had all to do with it..

The saddest impacts is, the lynching,hanging and beatings are still here today..just in different forms..

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

2. I wasn't expecting so much violence in the beginning.

Reply to HipChick (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 02:22 PM

Sep 2013

It really shook me...

elleng

(130,895 posts)

5. Me too, yank,

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 05:45 PM

Sep 2013

the beginning

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

8. The realism was raw but so was the reality. I am glad the movie pulled no punches...

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 08:06 PM

Sep 2013

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

3. I was born in 1939, and grew up in Miami.

Reply to DebJ (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 03:03 PM

Sep 2013

And I have lived through more days of racial violence and discrimination than you could ever imagine.

I would like to see The Butler, but I can wait until it comes out on DVD.

trof

(54,256 posts)

6. Same here. 1941 baby born in Montgomery and raised in Birmingham.

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 05:47 PM

Sep 2013

I've seen it all and worse.
The movie was great.

elleng

(130,895 posts)

4. Saw it,

Reply to DebJ (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 05:43 PM

Sep 2013

lived through all those times.
Cried.

mnhtnbb

(31,386 posts)

7. Hubby and I saw it: he was born 1942 and was born 1951.

Reply to DebJ (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 05:54 PM

Sep 2013

Hubby totally lost it--broke down--was sobbing--when the movie showed
JFK being assassinated. It really was a turning point in our history.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

9. I liked it

Reply to DebJ (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 10:20 PM

Sep 2013

Hi,
I saw it. I really liked the juxtaposition of his son being an activist and him doing his job. The scene cuts between those two lives was a very interesting to me, nice editing. I also found Dr. King's comments about the importance of the servant class or however he worded it in the movie and their important role.

Peace

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

10. If you think about it, they were both activists..

Reply to hibbing (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 02:06 AM

Sep 2013

But they did it in two different ways...he never gave up on getting equal pay for blacks.

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