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Malcom X movie evaluation

Question: Respond to the film/ choices that the director made while making the film. Response: As we started the second part of the mivie, it begins with Malcolm taking a stand for black people by reciting a speech. Then, Elijah Muhammad is called up and the whole crowd begins to cheer and clap. After, Malcolm is confronted by a man who gets carried away by security after threatening Malcolm, and Malcolm’s response was that he was “hungry” for knowledge. In this clip, I  liked how the director made it seem like the threat was nothing to Malcolm and that others opinions don’t have much of an effect. Additionally, in this part of the movie, the viewers find out that Elijah Muhammad was talking behind Malcolm’s back, and not in a good way. Malcolm also takes into consideration what his wife said when they got into an argument. What she said was that he wasn’t prepared for the worst which in his case was betrayal. He then experienced this feeling later on. In an interview, Malcolm says s
Question: Respond to the film/ what choices did the director make? Date Assignment is due:10/16/19 Response: As I started to watch the movie, I had noticed that the director starts the movie off with a voice that is supposed to be Malcolm and he is accusing the white man against what they have done. As he says this, the background is an American flag getting burnt and then continuously switches into  a clip of a black man being beat by white police officers. As the movie starts, it shows a man who is getting his shoe shined by a little black boy, who also carriers his groceries as they transition to the barber shop where they spot Malcolm. When I had saw the actor for Malcolm, Denzel Washington, I was a bit surprised because I thought that Malcolm was going to be younger based on the book we read. Then, the movie soon turns into a dance with Malcolm and his friend in their nice suits and haircuts. One thing I didn’t like how the director had directed the movie was when there was a l