Don't Listen To Yevgeny Bazarov

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2001)

For he/she is nothing but a hate monger himself/herself and doesn't realize that Malcolm X is probably one of the most misunderstood, but influential black leaders in history. Throughout the course of the movie, we see Malcolm go through a transformation from street hustler, to convict, to positive black leader. Malcolm X was only violent and hateful towards white people until he made his pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city of Islam. When he got there he never saw so many people of many different races worshiping Allah. It was then that he decided to change his views of race. After that, it was then that he realized the mistakes that he had made and decided to break off his relationship with Elijah Muhammad and the rest of the Muslims, who in fact were the real hate mongers and that's why they later killed him, because he didn't feed on hate anymore.
Another thing about director Spike Lee. Spike Lee is in fact, probably one of the most under-appreciated African-American directors in Hollywood. His movies have many underlying messages about race in America. It's a shame that his movies are so under-appreciated. Sure his movies are "critically acclaimed", but that doesn't mean that people are actually getting the messages he is trying to send. The same goes for John Singleton and The Hughes Brothers.