John Lewis: Good Trouble

This bio documentary is about a real hero. It's uplifting to watch his history & how much love he was given in return.

Talk about idolatry, this does not hold up to reality

John Lewis was a legend and a hero in the fight for the Civil Rights. He stated early in the mostly autobiographical documentary feature that "His biggest fear is waking up one day and seeing the Democracy gone." Fake outrage from a man that became quite disingenuous in his later years. Frankly, his neoliberalism is a large reason for the mess the USA is in. It would have been one thing to endorse Hillary Clinton in the hotly contested Democratic Primary of 2016, but Lewis also railed on another champion of Civil Rights Bernie Sanders. That forever tarnished a great man in a way that MUST be talked about. Will it be in this film by CNN? Not only do they get the later years of his life wrong, but they don't give him enough credit for the early stages of his life and the remarkable hurdles he helped leap. John Lewis showing his artwork. UGH. What a mess. Final Score: 4.2/10

Not very interesting.

He's an interesting figure, but this isn't the film I was hoping for.

An excellent, moving film. It gives us the viewers a crystal clear insight into the late Rep. John Lewis's life through interviews with him, family, friends, staff, and colleagues. It's portrayal of Lewis shows a man with imperfections but of integrity and strength of character and conviction.

This documentary is about the life of John Lewis, congressman and civil rights icon. The film uses interviews (many of them with Lewis as a much older but still committed fighter for civil rights) and archival film and photo sources to tell his story. It is a pretty "standard" documentary; there is nothing extraordinary about the filming or the approach. However, it is an inspiring story about a man who marched with Martin Luther King Jr and found himself arrested and sometimes beaten in his fight for civil rights. He became famous for saying that people should get into "good trouble". There is a lot of very important history here that still has relevance in 21st century America. We seem to live in a time when people who protest are considered anti-American or are otherwise vilified, but this is a wonderful call to arms that the fight is not anywhere near being over and that we all need to find ways to get into "good trouble" and make the change that needs to happen. The stage changes, but the play seems to remain the same. Big thumbs up for a powerful story of a man who devoted his life to making change. I highly recommend this film.

Congressman Lewis inspired me to get into some good trouble! It's been 55 years and the right to vote is still under attack today. Time to make a difference!

It's been decades since Bloody Sunday, nearly 2 months since protests erupted over George Floyd's death and the fight is still not close to being over. The world lost another truly special soul and hope you will all take a moment to watch this inspirational film and think deeply about how we can honor him by getting into some "good, necessary trouble."

A bio-pic of a real American hero. This film puts John Lewis's life in context, and shows how the struggles of the Civil Rights Era are relevant today (and not in the ways that you'd think).