The Loving Story

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Audience Member The grit of the titular interracial couple defending against a prosecution for violating Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws is unfortunately understated by the uninspiring legal proceedings as narrated by the pair of attorneys of the Loving v. Virginia case in the second half of the documentary. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I think I got something in my eye.. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A moving reminder in this era of Donald Trump, that we're all just humans, that who we love is who we love, and it's no one else's business. Two simple, ordinary people fall in love, and the State decides they are not allowed. It's frightening, as are the attitudes of some of the people shown in the movie who are not themselves evil but were brought up in a culture of intolerance and injustice. Fortunately the conclusion is heartwarming, and a reminder that sometimes - maybe often - this country gets it right in the end. Too bad people have to suffer along the way. I love what Mr. Loving says when the lawyers ask him if there's anything he'd like to tell the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States. I won't spoil it here. But it says it all. I highly recommend this movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A very moving documentary about two very committed and powerful working class people. As a person who didn't grow up here it is hard to conceive of the depth of the racist ideology, the concept of white supremacy that emerged with such vengeance after Reconstruction, or during and after it. In the official version, this ideology is shown to have its origins in some sort of innate behavior on the part of the white skinned European, a genetic defect almost. But it goes against human nature this ideology, it is maintained through violence and coercion; it is unnatural. At the root of it is the need of its proponents to maintain power and social control of those who have none. These two quiet soft spoken yet courageous individuals I found very moving. I would love to have met them. It is not working within the law that changes society for the better but breaking it. Laws are made by those in power, they are made to be broken. But the lawyers, whose efforts to change the miscegenation laws that still existed in16 states at the time, can be proud that their efforts were successful. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Moving story! Loved the recollection of the lawyers and the audio from the actual court case! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Very interesting story of not too distant VA history. The pace of the documentary lags at points, but it's very good overall with extensive footage that indicates that the filmographer knew he/she was recording history. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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