Sunday, November 8, 2020

After Today vs. We Shall Overcome

Your Champion
After Today
(A Goofy Movie)

VS

Your Challenger
We Shall Overcome
(Selma)

The Case for After Today (1):
This movie starts with Max (Jason Marsden) running late, and continues into this opening number, where a whole slew of characters sing about what they are looking for as summer break starts - with Max in particular wanting to impress Roxanne before the day ends.

The Case for We Shall Overcome:
Having witnessed the brutal assault on peaceful protestors in Selma - and with a considerable push from Martin Luther King, Jr (David Oyelowo) - President Lyndon B Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) goes before Congress and calls for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to be passed.

After Today vs. We Shall Overcome
After Today
We Shall Overcome
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The Score:  After Today 7, We Shall Overcome 5

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