Iron Jawed Angels
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Movie Reviews of Iron Jawed Angels
Movie Review: Terrific
Summary: 5 Stars
I realize I'm only repeating what most have already said about this movie, but it was such an awesome movie that I have to join the chorus. As has been stated, it is based on real events and people (there is some dramatization of course, but not as much as I expected). Some don't like the music, which is music from today, and some don't like how it was filmed--again very contemporary. I personally like it and think it was meant to show that while the particular issue of suffrage was won after a long battle, there are still issues that society and women need to achieve. This movie made me wonder if there would be an issue that I would sacfrifice everything for--that is what many of these women did. I taped it off of HBO and everytime I watch it, I feel alive, passionate and awe-stricken. People need to vote. It's that simple. Most don't. It's that sad. Maybe when people realize just what the "right" to vote has cost others, they won't throw it away so easily. Something I also found interesting is that according to recent supreme court rulings (bush v. gore) the right to vote is NOT a federal constitutional right. Just ask D.C. if you doubt that. Maybe we need more inspiration and picketing and less burying and blaming our problems.Movie Review: Truth Well Told
Summary: 5 Stars
Great acting, great casting, beautifully crafted and directed story -- It's TRUE! Keep that in mind.
This movie challenges us to look for the important issue of justice that stands before us today and to stand up for the rights of all people. The story of women's sufferage is told without harshness but with gritty reality. This fine presentation should be in every middle school and high school to inspire all the students to do their best.
The women are strong without being strident. They are bright and educated. They stand for everyone and bring justice to this country. Surprise, surprise the issues presented are front burner even now in terms of rights and justice.
This movie challenges me to not just 'discuss' with friends and like-minded folk what is important but to be willing to get to work.
As this country approachs the national elections let us be reminded that the right to vote for women is NEW and we need to use it!
You'll want your own copy to watch yourself and to give to others.
Barbara McGarey - Bobbie
Movie Review: Great Movie about Women's Rights
Summary: 5 Stars
Even though the title of this movie may sound a little strange, it is a movie worth seeing. The movie focuses on the efforts and determination of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns and their quest to give women the right to vote. I watched this movie for the first time only a couple weeks before the election in November of this year. By watching this movie before I voted for the next President for the first time, I began to realize that if these women and the others who shared their dream did not speak out, I may not have been allowed to vote. After watching this movie, I began to appreciate all that women in our country and in other countries around the world have fought so long and so hard for. If you want to learn more about how women gained the right to vote or if you want to know more about women's rights in general, this is a great movie to see that deals with that issue. Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Anjelica Huston, and Patrick Dempsey are only few of the actors and actresses in this movie that make it a movie worth seeing!Movie Review: A reminder of the road travelled
Summary: 5 Stars
...as well as the one that still needs to be tread upon. Excellent film, that while not completely accurate in it's entirety, still manages to capture the spirit, frustration and rare moments of exhilaration during the height of the women's suffrage movement. The movie shows the historic "War of the Roses" in which the pro and anti suffragist legislators wore their yellow and red roses, but there was one heroine who wasn't even there and who played perhaps the biggest role with the most concise note:
Dear Son,
Hurrah and vote for suffrage! Don't keep them in doubt. I noticed some of the speeches against. They were bitter. I have been watching to see how you stood, but have not noticed anything yet. Don't forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt (Carrie Chapman Catt - the character portrayed by Anjelica Huston) put the "rat" in ratification.
Signed,
Your Mother
(Febb King Ensminger Burn, mother of Harry Burn, caster of the deciding vote)
Movie Review: Historical moviemaking at its best
Summary: 5 Stars
The next edition of "Past Imperfect" (a great book in which historians and movie makers analyze how selected movies have handled historical events) should use "Iron-Jawed Angels" as a model. A magnificent blend of historical accuracy, dramatic presentation (when that is more compelling and "true"), social conscience, outstanding acting and phenomenal camera-work combine to make this an experience to share with yourself and others. An excellent reminder of how a few people, exhibiting extraordinary bravery and perseverance, can bring about needed change (obtaining equal suffrage in this instance) and end up being largely forgotten by a country that later assumes the change was inevitable. We don't buy many DVDs. We bought this one to share with others and to watch again. One incredibly major drawback: who approved the cover (a naked woman's back with the title written on it)? that has absolutely nothing to do with the movie. Ignore the package and pay attention to the contents.