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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Seaviewer" data-source="post: 400625" data-attributes="member: 57">The Butler (2013)Inspired by the life of a real African-American butler who worked at the White House during the turbulent 60a and 70s.The history of that era is fairly well-trodden cinematically but still pack a punch, especially given the personal treatment it receives here - although I thought  it was bit too coincidental that one of his son's was involved in the Civil Rights movement and the other was sent to Vietnam - the two most controversial events of the time. Perhaps that was true to the subject's life, I don't know. It's also a bit jarring that some of the presidents are portrayed by actors and some through historic footage, but maybe that's just me.Overall, though, a stirring depiction.</blockquote>