Diary Entry forMalcolm X
an amazingly done biopic. loved the camerawork that makes this a recognizable spike lee movie. the nelson mandela cameo at the end surprised me i was totally unaware he was in this.
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Malcolm X
brothers and sisters, i am here to tell you that i charge the white man. i charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth denzel washington has to be one of the most talented actors of all time. bless spike lee for making films about black history that history books in school purposefully fail to inform us about. malcolm x will never be forgotten
Malcolm X
Read through The Autobiography of Malcolm X and then booked it here immediately after clearing the tears. (James Baldwin behind much of the original rejected screen treatment-- how that could've turned out, I wonder! All these machinations in how things are adapted.) So maybe this is the most straightforward of Lee's films I've seen so far, but it really puts the biopic through its paces and is just so fuckin' steady. The three plus hours are only just barely enough to get the range of a life-- if anything it's the cascade of speeches, words and ideas roaming throughout propelling it to another plane altogether. Impossible to imagine anyone other than Washington for it. The tempest of this figure, of these times, but thoroughly braced in a steady context of true seeking. And Ossie Davis eulogizing across the decades, wow!
Malcolm X
“They traded in their white sheets for police uniforms, and their bloodhounds for police dogs.” Such a powerful and moving film, about as perfect of a biopic as you can get. Denzel really embodies the true spirit of Malcolm X, with a career-defining performance. There is also a haunting relevance to the themes and social issues displayed here. Racism still runs rampant in our country, even if some don’t want to admit it or pretend not to see it. It’s there, a sinister entity, hiding amongst the shadows of our society. We will never overcome this plague if we do not actively fight against it. To be complacent is to be an accomplice to this evil, we must be consciously, and deliberately anti-racist. We need to hold each other accountable, and work together to eradicate the disease we call racism - by any means necessary.
Malcolm X
The epitome of biopics, hands down. 3 hours and 20 minutes felt like an hour. Staggering and big in its scope. In technical aspect, the moonlight shot in the first act is astounding; the blocking here had some sprinkle of Kubrick. Washington seamlessly transforms into Malcolm himself, from street hustler to an influential activist, I was captivated by his raw and emotional performance. Dumbfounded by Spike Lee's direction, he masterfully captures the 1940s to 60's New York was amazing, and it immerses you into the struggle of racial equality. Also, every chapter or act of Malcolm feels distinct and different, and I love it. The last 20 minutes was some of the most emotion I have felt and seen in a film. A film about the way to beat systemic racism, a tale of a man finding his place. A true quintessential American film
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