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A Magical Movie Adventure Inspired by the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This is the story of a black teenager named Miles, who has to go on a class field trip to the museum of learning what Martin Luther King Jr...
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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Elementary School Video
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward Asner | ... | Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner) |
 | Angela Bassett | ... | Miles' Mom (voice) |
 | Lucas Black | ... | Randy (voice) |
 | Theodore Borders | ... | Martin at age 12 (voice) |
 | LeVar Burton | ... | Martin at age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) |
| Jessica Garcia | ... | Maria (voice) |
 | Danny Glover | ... | Train Conductor (voice) |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Mrs. Peck (voice) |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Turner (voice) |
 | James Earl Jones | ... | Daddy King (voice) |
 | Ashley Judd | ... | Mrs. Dale (voice) |
 | Richard Kind | ... | Mr. Willis (voice) |
| Dexter King | ... | Martin at age 34 (voice) (as Dexter Scott King) |
| Yolanda King | ... | Christine King (voice) |
| Zachary Leigh | ... | Kyle (voice) |
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Continuity: On the train, the open book on the table in front of Dr. King disappears and reappears in consecutive shots.
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I think that this video should be used to show elementary school students. The reason why I say that is because it teaches about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. by making a cartoon out of it (that way it would seem less brutal for youngsters when telling about the horrors that African Americans faced). Our Friend, Martin does show some actual scenes taken but it is mainly a cartoon video. I think this video was successful at talking about Martin Luther King Jr. and why he has made a huge difference today. For example, when Miles and Mr. King travel through time to the year 1998, and since Martin has been taken out of the past and into the future, he wasn't there to fight in the past (it erased everything that Martin did in the past). When Miles and Martin arrive in 1998 African Americans were going through the same turmoil as they did before Martin Luther King Jr. could fight for them. This is when you know that Martin Luther King Jr. had a great affect on the relationships of blacks and whites today. I like the movie because like I said it teaches, in a less brutal way, about the horrors faced by African Americans before Martin Luther King Jr. could fight for them. I rate this video ten out of ten and recommend it to everyone.