The reality is out there

Rating: 9/10 (28 August 2005)

This movie is about reality. The reality which we see and live in everyday although we don't do, say or think anything about it.
Racism was and still is a problem of human-beings. People still judge others by their colors or by their looks. People still judge others by the religion they practice (Or even if its only written on their id cards). People like Malcolm X are still needed on this earth. Power still has the same effect on humans. People who have the power to change doesn't mainly create change. The power changes them. They get obsessed with power. They don't use the power, the power starts using them.
Now lets get to the movie. The director is Spike Lee and therefore naturally, the movie has an aggressive touch to it. There is also an aggressivity to the screenplay as well. However, regarding the days that Malcolm X has lived through, this can be understood.
Denzel Washington is one my favorite actors today and the reason is he is incredibly capable of wearing the pants of the character he is to play. He has done a great job in this movie and in others as well. It is a great pleasure to watch him featuring as Malcolm X himself.
In fact there is not much needed to be said. It is a great movie, but the story being told in the movie is much more important. The person who is picturized in the movie is just a symbol of that era, but what he said and tried to explain is still valid today and unfortunately will be valid for every minority society in the world.