The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
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The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
The "Southside" of the film's title refers to a southern district of Chicago, Illinois, where future President Barack Obama worked among the poor as a community organizer. The Wikipedia website defines this region as follows: "The South Side is part of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the three major parts of the city, the others being the West Side and the North Side (there is no East Side, due to the presence of Lake Michigan). Much of it evolved from the city's incorporation of independent townships, such as Hyde Park. The city's "sides" have historically been divided by the Chicago River and its branches." See more »
Goofs
The Obamas actually ate lunch on their first date beside the fountain at the Art Institute of Chicago and not in a park as depicted in the movie. See more »
Quotes
Michelle Robinson:
This is not a date. How's it gonna look if I start dating the first cute black guy who walks through the firm's doors? It would be tacky
Barack Obama:
You think I'm cute?
Michelle Robinson:
I didn't say that.
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Crazy Credits
The paintings that Barack & Michelle saw are shown during the end credits. See more »
Hey Young World
Written by Slick Rick (as Ricky M. L. Walters)
Performed by Slick Rick
Courtesy of Def Jam Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »
The production and photography are very good, so you can see that a considerable amount of money was spent in this film.
It has good moments, good acting also, but at the end it becomes clear that as a propaganda movie for Michelle Obama to run as the democrat candidate in 2020. Everyone knows how popular Mrs. Obama is, and the movie was made to show other sides of her in a wave of appeals to emotion and tries very hard to make her larger than life, the perfection goal to all human beings.
And that's the moment when it lost me. The movie becomes something you would see in a TV commercial that has that voice at the end saying "Michelle Obama approves this ad".
Well, that's it, didn't like it. Too fake and "robotic" to my taste.
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The production and photography are very good, so you can see that a considerable amount of money was spent in this film.
It has good moments, good acting also, but at the end it becomes clear that as a propaganda movie for Michelle Obama to run as the democrat candidate in 2020. Everyone knows how popular Mrs. Obama is, and the movie was made to show other sides of her in a wave of appeals to emotion and tries very hard to make her larger than life, the perfection goal to all human beings.
And that's the moment when it lost me. The movie becomes something you would see in a TV commercial that has that voice at the end saying "Michelle Obama approves this ad".
Well, that's it, didn't like it. Too fake and "robotic" to my taste.