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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Bungysports
Format:DVD
This movie gives you a real insight into the aftermath of what went on in segregated America when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in December 1955. The actual bus that she was on is even featured in the film. It portrays the hardship and the resilience of black folks in the south who were determined and united to make change happen for their civil rights. Whoopi Goldberg gave a wonderful contribution as well as Sissy Spacek with an emotional surprise ending. If you are interested in civil rights, then this film is definitely a must see!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By RD
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Format:DVD
The Long walk home takes us to the period of American history when the Black uprising was just taking root.
Whoopi Goldberg plays Odessa, maid to the Thompson family and mother to her own. She is very close to their young daughter who is narrating the story and has been with the family for 9years. However, when Rosa Parks chooses not to give up her seat on the bus for a white man it has knock on effects throughout the country.
In Montgomery the Blacks decide to boycott the buses and walk everywhere. This means Odessa starts getting late to work and is always exhausted which takes a toll on her work and family life.
Mrs Thompson (Sissy Spacek) is a woman ahead of her time and doesn't believe in the wrongful treatment of people based on their colour. She soon begins to go against her husbands wishes and drives Odessa and other people around.
The movie explores the effects of the boycott on the two womens lives and families as well as their relationship with each other and, even to some extent, themselves. The movie culminates in a final stand-off between the citizens of Montgomery which is emotional in it's combined ferocity and gentle/simple outcome.
A beautiful film that doesn't aim to be overly melodramatic in the portrayal of events from one of the defining moments in history.
Whoopi Goldberg plays Odessa, maid to the Thompson family and mother to her own. She is very close to their young daughter who is narrating the story and has been with the family for 9years. However, when Rosa Parks chooses not to give up her seat on the bus for a white man it has knock on effects throughout the country.
In Montgomery the Blacks decide to boycott the buses and walk everywhere. This means Odessa starts getting late to work and is always exhausted which takes a toll on her work and family life.
Mrs Thompson (Sissy Spacek) is a woman ahead of her time and doesn't believe in the wrongful treatment of people based on their colour. She soon begins to go against her husbands wishes and drives Odessa and other people around.
The movie explores the effects of the boycott on the two womens lives and families as well as their relationship with each other and, even to some extent, themselves. The movie culminates in a final stand-off between the citizens of Montgomery which is emotional in it's combined ferocity and gentle/simple outcome.
A beautiful film that doesn't aim to be overly melodramatic in the portrayal of events from one of the defining moments in history.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Movie
30 Dec 2004
By Roni
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
This film brilliantly depicts how ugly discrimination is. Discrimination of any kind is as ugly as ugly gets. "The Long Walk Home" is just one example of the many forms of discrimination.
I am a huge fan of Whoopi Goldberg and she is a fantastic actress whether in a comedy or a show such as this - The Long Walk Home.
One can also appreciate the sense of helplessness of Mariam Thompson played by Sissy Spacek. The desire to do what is right and the desire to honor her husband's expectations.
A great film, a part of history that should teach all of us to embrace and celebrate the differences in societies, cultures, races, and the differences in all of us.
I am a huge fan of Whoopi Goldberg and she is a fantastic actress whether in a comedy or a show such as this - The Long Walk Home.
One can also appreciate the sense of helplessness of Mariam Thompson played by Sissy Spacek. The desire to do what is right and the desire to honor her husband's expectations.
A great film, a part of history that should teach all of us to embrace and celebrate the differences in societies, cultures, races, and the differences in all of us.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A True Favorite of Mine
23 Jan 2005
By Stephen M. Moser
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
Sissy, as a sophisticated, mature woman, in a tender and touching screenplay, by John Cork, that revolves around the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. As Miriam Thompson, Sissy is the well-to-do wife of a city official whose busy life ("I'll be at the beauty parlor this morning, then there's a club luncheon, then I have this Junior League thing this afternoon...") is inconveniently affected by the fact that her maid, Odessa (Goldberg), has chosen to support the boycott, and is sometimes late for work. Goldberg, a deeply talented actress who plays *herself* a little too often to be taken seriously, is superb in a role that has very few lines. She lets her expressions (or lack thereof) do the work for her, and she is wholly believable as the maid who takes care of Miriam's family, and then must make the long walk home to take care of her own. The character studies of Miriam and Odessa are overlooked gems in both actresses careers, and it becomes apparent that the struggle is not just that of racism, but of feminism, as well. We are treated to a classic performance by Sissy, again expanding her own consciousness and rising above her milieu. The art direction is also one of the stars of this film, with amazing attention to period details. Supporting roles are extremely well cast. Sissy's daughter, Schuyler, who is already a veteran actress at 18, can be briefly glimpsed in her first film appearance, as the daughter's friend in the park scene. *Long Walk Home* is always elegant, but not always pretty, and it commands the viewers attention - like a picture postcard from another era arriving decades too late
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Film -- Terrible DVD
20 Feb 2003
By Alamo2
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
This is a marvelous film that gives an accurate account of life in the middle of the 20th Century in the Southern US. I couldn't wait for it to come out on DVD. And what did we get? The usual horrible ARTISAN shoddy worksmanship. The DVD has no extras, not even a trailer. It is in full frame instead of widescreen. But most important, the print is terrible. It is very soft, as if it is a copy of a copy. There is no sharpness to it at all, and colors bleed. It is as bad as Artisan's "The Quiet Man." Artisan should not be in the DVD business, as they have no concept of quality. I would be ashamed to work there.
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