As I understood it, the main theme of “four little girls” is exploring the early civil rights movement and highlighting the horror of racial violence by putting a personal face on it. Taylor explained the theme of the film quite clearly. Her review also seemed very real. Her delivery was natural and heartfelt. The general pacing was very good. Taylor clearly transitioned from one topic to another, so I never felt confused. The volume and lighting were satisfactory. Overall, it was very professionally done. Taylor seemed very prepared. There were no long pauses and her speech flowed well. There was not an overly-scripted quality of delivery; her tone was conversational. Taylor seemed very informed about the film and about the film’s topics as well. She points out that she appreciates that the film covered civil rights activists such as Fred Shuttlesworth. This exhibits her knowledge about the era, because Taylor explained that were it not for Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King might not have been so prominent. Taylor explained that in 1963, 16th Street Baptist church was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in an act of racial hatred. In this bombing, four young girls: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair were killed. This bombing brought the horrors of racism in the American south to national attention. Robert Chambliss, one of the men responsible for the church dynamite, was found guilty of possessing dynamite without a permit, but found not guilty of murder. Eventually he was convicted of murder when it was revealed that the FBI had more evidence against him. The most interesting fact about Taylor’s review was that all of the glass windows of the 16th Street Baptist Church were knocked out, except for one window that depicted Jesus leading the children. Another interesting fact that Taylor explained was that the church bombing horrified some Klan members and pro-segregationists. Many white people said they never thought that the Klan would go that far as to bomb a house of God and kill women and children. Even though the governor of Alabama had recently given a speech promoting “segregation now, segregation forever”, many people claimed to be surprised that such a horrible bombing took place. Although this event was horrible, it seems that the church bombing caused Americans in Birmingham and across the nation to open their eyes to the reality of racial hatred. This film sounded very interesting. I am interested in Race Relations, so I would like to see this film. Often, history books give facts like the church bombing, but I would be interested in seeing a documentary about it that reveals the emotions involved in the event. Taylor said that Denise’s parents got the most screen time, and she wonders if some of the other parents would have offered a different perspective. Overall, Taylor said that the film was unbiased; it gave the facts surrounding the church bombing rather than speculation or opinion. The most noteworthy aspect of Taylor’s presentation was her tone and the emotion behind her words. I thought that Taylor drew the viewer in because she seemed to be having a conversation about a topic she was passionate about.
The theme of this documentary was clearly stated at the very beginning of the movie right after her brief summary. This theme was all about civil rights. It included things like bringing to light the problems of the time to showing a specific example of race violence. The specific problem they used was the bombing of the church in Alabama resulting in the death of four little girls, hence the name of the title. I think it is remarkable that people can stoop that low to hurt other humans; I just do not understand this and it was shocking to learn more about. Another theme was that it focused on civil rights leaders other than Martin Luther King Jr. Everyone thinks about him when they think civil rights, but they rarely know anything else about others who also had a big impact. Taylor’s pacing was fantastic! I never misunderstood her or had to stop the video. Her speech flowed very well with no awkward pauses between sentences. Also, Taylor very rarely said ‘um’ which made it easier to follow her point. Her volume was also very good. It was consistent throughout the review video so I did not have to worry about not hearing something. Taylor seemed very prepared because of how well her video was done. The notes she was reading from obviously helped her and she very clearly knew what she was talking about. Taylor seemed very passionate about this topic as well. Her confidence clearly shone through this passion. She knew what she was talking about and I could tell that she very much enjoyed watching this video. One important fact I learned from her review was the way the documentary Four Little Girls is related to our class. It is related to our class because of the topic of hate speech. Hate speech was a significant part of the following comments made about the incident, and hate speech was discussed significantly in our textbook. Another important fact I learned is the civil rights leaders that are not in the limelight. The main man the documentary focused on was one of the founders of the SCLC. Without this man’s help, Martin Luther King Jr. would not have had a place to start his movement. I knew about Rosa Parks, but not this man. It was very interesting to hear about him. I think the documentary seemed incredibly interesting. I would have liked to watch it myself for my review, but Taylor had already signed up for it by the time I got my name on the list. This documentary seemed very helpful in learning about a specific example of civil rights that not everyone knows a lot about. It puts civil rights into a perspective that makes it easier to understand the problems of it. One strength of the film was that there was no bias; the facts were presented and the viewer was left to make a judgment themselves. Another strength is that the documentary gave a very good view into the little girls’ families and what they experienced. The viewer can see firsthand how people were affected by this. A weakness was that it mainly focused on Denise McNair as a family member, not everyone else. I feel that the shakiness of the camera was slightly distracting during the review, but the review was fantastic! Very good job Taylor!
As I understood it, the main theme of “four little girls” is exploring the early civil rights movement and highlighting the horror of racial violence by putting a personal face on it. Taylor explained the theme of the film quite clearly. Her review also seemed very real. Her delivery was natural and heartfelt.
ReplyDeleteThe general pacing was very good. Taylor clearly transitioned from one topic to another, so I never felt confused. The volume and lighting were satisfactory. Overall, it was very professionally done. Taylor seemed very prepared. There were no long pauses and her speech flowed well. There was not an overly-scripted quality of delivery; her tone was conversational.
Taylor seemed very informed about the film and about the film’s topics as well. She points out that she appreciates that the film covered civil rights activists such as Fred Shuttlesworth. This exhibits her knowledge about the era, because Taylor explained that were it not for Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King might not have been so prominent.
Taylor explained that in 1963, 16th Street Baptist church was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in an act of racial hatred. In this bombing, four young girls: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair were killed. This bombing brought the horrors of racism in the American south to national attention. Robert Chambliss, one of the men responsible for the church dynamite, was found guilty of possessing dynamite without a permit, but found not guilty of murder. Eventually he was convicted of murder when it was revealed that the FBI had more evidence against him. The most interesting fact about Taylor’s review was that all of the glass windows of the 16th Street Baptist Church were knocked out, except for one window that depicted Jesus leading the children.
Another interesting fact that Taylor explained was that the church bombing horrified some Klan members and pro-segregationists. Many white people said they never thought that the Klan would go that far as to bomb a house of God and kill women and children. Even though the governor of Alabama had recently given a speech promoting “segregation now, segregation forever”, many people claimed to be surprised that such a horrible bombing took place. Although this event was horrible, it seems that the church bombing caused Americans in Birmingham and across the nation to open their eyes to the reality of racial hatred.
This film sounded very interesting. I am interested in Race Relations, so I would like to see this film. Often, history books give facts like the church bombing, but I would be interested in seeing a documentary about it that reveals the emotions involved in the event.
Taylor said that Denise’s parents got the most screen time, and she wonders if some of the other parents would have offered a different perspective. Overall, Taylor said that the film was unbiased; it gave the facts surrounding the church bombing rather than speculation or opinion.
The most noteworthy aspect of Taylor’s presentation was her tone and the emotion behind her words. I thought that Taylor drew the viewer in because she seemed to be having a conversation about a topic she was passionate about.
The theme of this documentary was clearly stated at the very beginning of the movie right after her brief summary. This theme was all about civil rights. It included things like bringing to light the problems of the time to showing a specific example of race violence. The specific problem they used was the bombing of the church in Alabama resulting in the death of four little girls, hence the name of the title. I think it is remarkable that people can stoop that low to hurt other humans; I just do not understand this and it was shocking to learn more about. Another theme was that it focused on civil rights leaders other than Martin Luther King Jr. Everyone thinks about him when they think civil rights, but they rarely know anything else about others who also had a big impact. Taylor’s pacing was fantastic! I never misunderstood her or had to stop the video. Her speech flowed very well with no awkward pauses between sentences. Also, Taylor very rarely said ‘um’ which made it easier to follow her point. Her volume was also very good. It was consistent throughout the review video so I did not have to worry about not hearing something. Taylor seemed very prepared because of how well her video was done. The notes she was reading from obviously helped her and she very clearly knew what she was talking about. Taylor seemed very passionate about this topic as well. Her confidence clearly shone through this passion. She knew what she was talking about and I could tell that she very much enjoyed watching this video. One important fact I learned from her review was the way the documentary Four Little Girls is related to our class. It is related to our class because of the topic of hate speech. Hate speech was a significant part of the following comments made about the incident, and hate speech was discussed significantly in our textbook. Another important fact I learned is the civil rights leaders that are not in the limelight. The main man the documentary focused on was one of the founders of the SCLC. Without this man’s help, Martin Luther King Jr. would not have had a place to start his movement. I knew about Rosa Parks, but not this man. It was very interesting to hear about him. I think the documentary seemed incredibly interesting. I would have liked to watch it myself for my review, but Taylor had already signed up for it by the time I got my name on the list. This documentary seemed very helpful in learning about a specific example of civil rights that not everyone knows a lot about. It puts civil rights into a perspective that makes it easier to understand the problems of it. One strength of the film was that there was no bias; the facts were presented and the viewer was left to make a judgment themselves. Another strength is that the documentary gave a very good view into the little girls’ families and what they experienced. The viewer can see firsthand how people were affected by this. A weakness was that it mainly focused on Denise McNair as a family member, not everyone else. I feel that the shakiness of the camera was slightly distracting during the review, but the review was fantastic! Very good job Taylor!
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