PG-thematic elements, some violent images and mild language
After reading alout The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 to my twelve-year-old, I found the movie based on the book. We agreed that the movie followed the book's basic outline extremely well. The movie included more Civil Rights scenes. The Civil Rights Movement seemed the main theme of the movie, whereas, the book focused more on the family and their relationships. The movie was actually more appropriate for a twelve-year-old than the book!
We were disappointed that Kenny's favorite song in the movie was not the same one in the book ("Yakety-Yak"). We wanted to hear that song played in the movie!
The movie portrayed the disparity how the blacks were treated in the south vs the north.
Points to discuss: violence vs blacks, Civil Rights Movement
*Highly recommend.
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