Ismael Rodriguez Contributing Writer

The March may be one of the most informative documentary films made about the Million man March that Martin Luther King Jr. and his colleagues did. This film is about the events that transpired before and during the march and gives a much clearer view of what happened. The March is narrated by Denzel Washington who is well known for his roles from “Training Day”, “Safe House” and more recently with Mark Wahlberg in “2 Guns”. His style complements the flow and helps it move from one clip to the next and insures every person from Phillip Randolph who was the original idea man for the march on Washington to King attorney gets their spotlight

The march is filled with information that should be in high schools. For instance when Randolph proposed the March idea to President Roosevelt he got the response “Go out into your world and get people and make me do what you asked me to do here today.” This is really supportive compared the Kennedy’s reluctance to support the March.

Part way into the actual march it was almost abandoned. The March can seem slow at times. This is due to the volume of information that their trying to stuff into an hour.it acts as a platform rather than a downside. Like a shuttle launching into space, those crucial seconds before the big moment seem to be longer than they really are

Many of the clips that are shown seem like reruns of the usual videos on the Civil Rights Movement. Though there were many accounts that put them into perspective and a couple videos rarely seen that added more depth to the film. in a nutshell, unless it’s going to be seen every day, rent the video from a local library, or school. Buying wouldn’t be a recommendation unless it’s for a class room.