Spike making Malcolm his own

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

7 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/27/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Film studies

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Summary :

Introduction.
A director's and a change in certain elements of the film.
Malcolm's spending most of his time in New York instead of Boston.
Malcolm's time in prison.
Malcolm's meeting with Elijah Muhammad.
Introduction of Malcolm as a national minister.
Scene with assassination and funeral clips of Oliver Stone's JFK.
An appropriate ending.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

Despite intentions to stay true to an original source, a director's view will almost undoubtedly change certain elements of the film. This happens in the case of malcolm X. spike chose not to tell the story chronologically, as the autobiography mostly does, and this adds to the film in many ways. Beginning with malcolm Little's birth or childhood could not be as captivating as beginning with a powerful speech by the great orator. When adding in actual footage of the police brutality against Rodney Kind as well as the beautiful opening sequence of the American Flag burning into an X, the audience is almost guaranteed to be watching more closely. A different portrait of malcolm X is the first the audience actually sees, we see his friend Shorty giving him a conk, and he's quite happy when it "looks white".