Film: The Butler Year: 2013 Genre: Biography, Drama Directed By: Lee Daniels Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack About: As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUA7rr0bOcc My Review: Taking a look at films in which Robin Williams was in and seeing that I had not seen this one before or heard of it I decided to give it a watch while knowing he would only be a small part and I am so glad I did as I did learn a little more about the civil rights movement in America with the black and white people and how far they have really come. The Butler is about the life of Cecil Gaines and how he went from someone who was working on a cotton plantation and makes his way up to working as a butler within the whitehouse. While this is happening however one of ...
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