Loving is a 2016 historical drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols.  It features Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga as Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.  The plot consists of a white construction worker in Caorine County, Virginia, falling in love with a local black woman and family friend, Mildred Jeter.  The two travel to Washington D.C to get married.  Upon return they are arrested and told to leave the state immediately or face 20 years in prison.  As civil rights activists begin to rise, two civil lawyers try their case before the supreme court and win justice for interracial couples country wide.

Review:

Loving is a 2016 historical drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols.  It features Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga as Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.  The plot consists of a white construction worker in Caorine County, Virginia, falling in love with a local black woman and family friend, Mildred Jeter.  The two travel to Washington D.C to get married.  Upon return they are arrested and told to leave the state immediately or face 20 years in prison.  As civil rights activists begin to rise, two civil lawyers try their case before the supreme court and win justice for interracial couples country wide.

Review:

I recently visited the Tivoli theatre in downtown Kansas City to see this film with the AP Government department.  The film started off kind of slow, creating character development and a great base storyline.  As the couple becomes banished from the state of Virginia, it was heartbreaking.  It was hard to believe that this case was real.  When the case was tried in front of the supreme court, they played actual audio from the real trial in 1967.  This was a real eye opener and historical moment in history that left me speechless.  Overall the movie was very well developed.  I really didn’t expect to much going into it, but walking out, it was such an amazing movie.  And it had an ending that will leave you wanting more.

Review:

I recently visited the Tivoli theatre in downtown Kansas City to see this film with the AP Government department.  The film started off kind of slow, creating character development and a great base storyline.  As the couple becomes banished from the state of Virginia, it was heartbreaking.  It was hard to believe that this case was real.  When the case was tried in front of the supreme court, they played actual audio from the real trial in 1967.  This was a real eye opener and historical moment in history that left me speechless.  Overall the movie was very well developed.  I really didn’t expect to much going into it, but walking out, it was such an amazing movie.  And it had an ending that will leave you wanting more.