Loving (2016)

I just saw Loving at the River Oaks arthouse theater in Houston as part of a virtual (concurrent) date with my fiancee in Austin. It is a good film but very understated. True, I would like to know more about the legal and historical context of the Loving case, which the ACLU brought before the U.S. Supreme Court to quash state bans on interracial marriage, so I will doubtless see the documentary, The Loving Story. This movie is less of a message film like Remember the Titans and more of a simple story like Tender Mercies. It is about the real-world marriage of a rural couple who did not even care to know anything about the legalities or significance of their historic case; they just wanted to live out their love as a married couple with their children. I think this movie is a testament to the fundamental strength of what a marriage ideally is and does, for the couple and for society. No melodrama or preaching, and you'll have to hunt down the moral of the story for yourself. Enjoy! 4 stars. (11-20-2016)