Rumble in the Jungle; Indeed!

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2016)

This movie has been out for nearly 15 years and I just now, in 2016, just finished it.
I am truly stunned by how amazingly well the movie captures that era and it pulls no punches with its portrayal of those characters in the background of the champ. As well, the mechanization's of the US gov in coordination of the media, sports and the nation of Islam and their social engineering...
This movie is more than about Ali, It's filled with many layers. I am lucky to have been a teen when the Rumble in the Jungle happened. Of course, our media did what they do...Carried the water, besmirched an "enemy of the state"... There are so many instances of the collusions between these powerful self interest...
But...If you haven't seen this movie yet, Like I hadn't...You will be as surprised as I as to how great it is! Special mention to Jon Voight...I saw Cosell his whole career...His portrayal of him was so spot on...He did him perfectly!
A new angle on the 60's and 70's... race relations, government malfeasance, mob influence, Islam ...Brilliantly done.