My thoughts about Selma, and The Imitation Game

Selma struck me as a very emotional, powerful film with strong characters acting for MLK, his wife and associates.   The depiction of the president at the time was very believable for those sympathetic to the immediate action needed for equality.   I haven't seen many films with such a true level of respect shown for people with my appearance.  The time it took for Selma to be created does not bother me,  this seems to be a valuable time for everyone in America.  Reviews and rewards are for more fictitious films that test the limits and new technology in modern cinema.  Some films are more about the message, who it is speaking to and what it has to say.   With that being said, I also liked The Imitation Game for the messages it had, the times were also brutal requiring sacrifices and higher level thought.   The fact that the machines were behind the scene was not a big surprise, technological superiority has been a major part of winning wars and claiming new lands for most of human existence.  I have to include the fact that there is a movie coming for America's best sniper in all history; how can we possibly ignore technological advantages that allow us to win?  I have respect for the sacrifices made during wartime,  but for the same warrior to come home and be killed by a struggling veteran is a shame.  The murders that were in the news of the French illustrator Charlie Hebdo and people nearby who also got shot were not a surprise because of the sensitive nature of what they were joking about.   The religious fanatics that were the focus of the illustrations were heavily armed and prepared to die just as we and the artists must have already expected.  Hatred is a very easy emotion to express, it is driven with a short of primitive quick response to action to rid any immediate threat.  The most immediate threat to such a radical religious group is knowledge of its lack of legitimacy.   Each attack they make leads me to wonder why didn't they communicate the response in a civilized manner.   Thinkers will get more done for a nation than killers ever will.  Economics will continue to be the destroyer or savior of our nation more than many other factors we may assume it to be.