Release date: November 18, 1992 (USA)
Director: Spike Lee
Box office: 48.2 million USD
Awards: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, MORE
Producers: Spike Lee, Marvin Worth, Monty Ross
The film “Malcolm X” was an amazing film. I would recommend it to anyone that finds an interest in American history and heartbreaking inspirational stories. Before watching this movie I had only heard of Malcolm X as a famous black activists, a very passionate one at that. It was a learning experience for me, I never knew the amount of hatred and lack of empathy Malcolm X had for any individual with white skin. We all know not all white people believe or think like an old racist white man. He treated anyone who was not black as an enemy who needs to be destroyed. However, his transformation surprised me, he came back from Saudi Arabia a new person with a different perspective on life. He went from a war captain to a peacemaker fighting for equality. He came back from Saudi Arabia as understanding the true meaning of Islam after breaking out from the “honorable Iliza muhammad” Grip. Malcolm X is journey through life a hectic one. He went through as many hardships as anyone can count. He went through a dangerous gangster life to end up in jail, to later find Islam and become a very influential figure. From there he still endured more struggles that put him and his family in danger from the same people who have initially found him. His sequence of events weren’t at all what I had expected, his assassination was the most traumatizing. He was killed brutally in front of his wife and kids. This film had a good balance of action, drama. It’s sad that it was a true story but from just viewing the film, I thought it was really good the actors and the way the film was directed really deserves all the praise. You know a film was well made when you can feel the emotion and heartbreak as if your really there.
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