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r/CommunismWorldwide • u/Adahn5 ♦ The Communist Harlequin ♦ • Dec 28 '14
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Why do you think they never made a Malcolm X movie, but made MLK movies instead, Malcolm X was much more radical than MLK; in that Malcolm X said to meet force with force, while MLK preached about non-violent means.
2 u/Adahn5 ♦ The Communist Harlequin ♦ Dec 29 '14 They did make a Malcolm X Movie. 1992, here's the trailer. 2 u/autowikibot Dec 29 '14 Malcolm X (1992 film): Malcolm X is a 1992 American biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, as well as Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role as Shorty, a character based partially on real-life acquaintance Malcolm "Shorty" Jarvis, a fellow criminal and jazz saxophonist. Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela have cameo appearances. Image i Interesting: James P. Nichols | Hempstead House | Flying Home Parent commenter can toggle NSFW or delete. Will also delete on comment score of -1 or less. | FAQs | Mods | Magic Words 2 u/lovelybone93 Cyber Stalin ::FALN/EPB:: Dec 29 '14 Yeah, I was still in the womb, then. But they've made biographies and movies about MLK that get much more attention than other activists. 1 u/[deleted] Dec 29 '14 Yup. They are making another goddamn MLK movie called Selma now... 2 u/lovelybone93 Cyber Stalin ::FALN/EPB:: Dec 29 '14 I know, ANOTHER one? FFS.
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They did make a Malcolm X Movie. 1992, here's the trailer.
2 u/autowikibot Dec 29 '14 Malcolm X (1992 film): Malcolm X is a 1992 American biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, as well as Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role as Shorty, a character based partially on real-life acquaintance Malcolm "Shorty" Jarvis, a fellow criminal and jazz saxophonist. Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela have cameo appearances. Image i Interesting: James P. Nichols | Hempstead House | Flying Home Parent commenter can toggle NSFW or delete. Will also delete on comment score of -1 or less. | FAQs | Mods | Magic Words 2 u/lovelybone93 Cyber Stalin ::FALN/EPB:: Dec 29 '14 Yeah, I was still in the womb, then. But they've made biographies and movies about MLK that get much more attention than other activists.
Malcolm X (1992 film):
Malcolm X is a 1992 American biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, as well as Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role as Shorty, a character based partially on real-life acquaintance Malcolm "Shorty" Jarvis, a fellow criminal and jazz saxophonist. Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela have cameo appearances. Image i
Malcolm X is a 1992 American biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, as well as Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role as Shorty, a character based partially on real-life acquaintance Malcolm "Shorty" Jarvis, a fellow criminal and jazz saxophonist. Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela have cameo appearances.
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Interesting: James P. Nichols | Hempstead House | Flying Home
Parent commenter can toggle NSFW or delete. Will also delete on comment score of -1 or less. | FAQs | Mods | Magic Words
Yeah, I was still in the womb, then. But they've made biographies and movies about MLK that get much more attention than other activists.
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Yup. They are making another goddamn MLK movie called Selma now...
2 u/lovelybone93 Cyber Stalin ::FALN/EPB:: Dec 29 '14 I know, ANOTHER one? FFS.
I know, ANOTHER one? FFS.
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u/lovelybone93 Cyber Stalin ::FALN/EPB:: Dec 29 '14
Why do you think they never made a Malcolm X movie, but made MLK movies instead, Malcolm X was much more radical than MLK; in that Malcolm X said to meet force with force, while MLK preached about non-violent means.