As you watch this movie it makes you think about love, not differences. Now get this after watching this movie some of the actors from the film came on stage and told us more about the movie. I learned that when Peggy the Loving's daughter first meet Joel Edgerton who plays her dad in the film she called him daddy and began to cry. The sheriff could have been shown in a very sinister light but he is the law of the State until it is changed.
Much needed sentiment in the current political climate Loving is the aptly named story of Richard and Mildred Loving whose interracial marriage sparked the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing any prohibitions on similar marriages. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Neoga are great as the couple and the focus on their lives and interactions lends a personal tenderness to the story. I do kind of wish there was a little more time spent on the periphery both on the supporting characters and on the actual trial and decision but it's clear that the decision was made to stick with Richard and Mildred through their ordeal.
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