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Alyssa S. commented on the post, The Power in the Ending of BOYCOTT, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I think it is incredibly important how you brought it back to racial justice at the end. My question for you would be this: How is the moment where King is acknowledged by the black and Latina officers intended to […]
Alyssa S. commented on the post, Giving credit where it is due, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I really appreciate this take. Having your child die is a pain unimaginable to anyone who hasn’t experienced it, and I like that you separated the artist from the work he facilitated.
Jackeb-Eligah Milan wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

When examining the films, Boycott (Clark Johnson) and Four Little Girls (Spike Lee), their impact on and illustration of the past and ongoing battles with equality is prominent. While the endings of both of the […]
Cole Ward wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

The ending of Boycott was more compelling than the ending of Four Little Girls. Boycott ended with a short scene of Martin Luther King Jr. interaction with the city’s youth and stands as a point of comparison. He […]
Lauren Brown wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

While I think both endings of the two selected films were impactful in their own way, I saw the ending of Four Little Girls to be much more insightful. At the end of Boycott, the symbolism of King being left […]
Eliza Cullen wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

No one can understand the pain that was felt by the parents that lost children in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama in 1963. Not even Spike Lee after filming the entire […]
Ty wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I think that the ending of Boycott is more helpful to our understanding of the movement because it shows how the fight against injustice is continuous. In the end we see MLK faced with the question of joining his […]
Mason Poisson wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

The most important aspect of a films conclusion is how it presents general themes, as well as connecting directly to the present day. What an audience will remember most is what the film producers left them […]
Samuel Boudreau wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Mr. and Mrs. Chris McNair hold a picture of their daughter, Denise, 11, in Birmingham, September 16, 1963, as they tell a newsman about the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. One day earlier, Denise […]
maud utstein wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I believe that the ending of BOYCOTT was more effective than the ending of 4 Little Girls mainly because of how the two endings made me feel. After watching BOYCOTT, I felt the impact of what had occurred at the […]
Kaiya Magnuson commented on the post, Alex White Photo Essay, on the site Introduction to Digital Studies 5 years, 2 months ago

Great photo essay! I really like how you used your photos to tell the story of someone moving in to college. Also, your captions are very engaging and do a great job of both providing encouragement to new students […]
Tayler McNeal commented on the post, Alex White Photo Essay, on the site Introduction to Digital Studies 5 years, 2 months ago

I like the pictures that you took it shows the life of a POC. You see a small view of what a POC goes through.
Alex White commented on the post, Photo Essay: Empathy Amidst Separation, on the site Introduction to Digital Studies 5 years, 2 months ago

Your photo essay is put together really well! The colors you went with look really nice to go along with your pictures. This is a nice photo essay.
Eve Painter commented on the post, Alex White Photo Essay, on the site Introduction to Digital Studies 5 years, 2 months ago

Really great pictures! Your essay tells a wonderful story that is really engaging. The first picture you have as the background for the title was fantastic, I really liked how the picture continued to zoom in.
Eve Painter commented on the post, Photo Essay: Empathy Amidst Separation, on the site Introduction to Digital Studies 5 years, 2 months ago

I really enjoyed your photo essay! I think it is important that you pointed out things we can work on to show more empathy to others.
Hannah Groetsch wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

While I found the ending of Four Little Girls emotionally compelling, I think that the ending of Boycott is more effective at helping us understand the movement as a whole. Four Little Girls ends with an […]
Ej wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I found the ending of Four Little Girls to be more effective to our understanding of the movement. I believe the entire film, especially the ending, is intended to help people realize the injustices in the […]
Austin commented on the post, Photo Essay: Empathy Amidst Separation, on the site Introduction to Digital Studies 5 years, 2 months ago

I loved the interactive aspect of your essay! Truly creative! Also super relevant, we are literally losing brain cells.
Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

While I thoroughly enjoyed the film Boycott and its creative take on an ending scene–to fictionalize events of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life and bring him into the present day–I personally found the ending s […]
Alyssa S. wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Fictionalizations of real-life moments are often packed with symbolism and meaning. It’s far easier to create a moral for a story when it has a manufactured ending than it is to pull apart the meaning from […]
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