He then got out of jail after a long time (although originally sentenced to eight to ten years; he was released after six years) because he didn't act very good like in jail [Is this true? Jay, can you provide examples?]. Then he became a Muslim preacher. He did that for a long time until he realized he was basically being used so he quit doing that and did regular preaching [Jay, although he split from the NOI, he remained a Muslim, one might say he actually became a true believer in the Islamic faith, converting to Sunnism].
Prior to leaving the NOI, Malcolm is introduced to Sister Betty Shabazz. After having some kids and being threatened for a long time, he got shot with a shotgun and then some random crazy guy with a pistol who shot him like 10 times because he wanted to [Malcolm X was assassinated while delivering a sermon at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, NYC on February 22, 1965]. Then that was basically the end except for the random children that kept saying I am Malcom X [What about Ossie Davis's eulogy? What about the cameo by Nelson Mandela?]. I enjoyed the movie because it reminds me of the excellence of the Black [what?], and it makes me feel powerful [Good].
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