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Gennaro 2022-02-17 08:02:24
Three and a half. On an ordinary night in February 1964, Muhammad Ali, still Cassius Clay, football player Jim Brown, soul king Sam Cook, civil rights activist Malcolm X, four friends together Clay's boxing victory is celebrated at a hotel in suburban Miami. They are already the upper class of the African-American community, but they cannot escape the dark clouds of racial discrimination between the lines. The film is derived from the stage play of the same name, and the amount of dialogue is...
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Coby 2022-02-17 08:02:24
Regina King on a mysterious night in American history
On February 25, 1964, in Miami, Florida, 22-year-old Cassius Clay defeated Sony Liston in seven rounds and became the new heavyweight world champion.
That night at the Hampton Inn on the outskirts of Miami, Cassius Clay and his three black friends who had come to cheer him on held a celebration. The...
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Keagan 2022-02-17 08:02:24
Malcolm X being heroized: a questionable political orientation
The current movie competition is almost only whether the subject matter is remote enough and tricky. In this sense, the theme of "One Night in Miami" is quite predictable---- On the evening of February 25, 1964, the boxing that has not changed its name Wang Ali won his first heavyweight title....
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Jim Brown: Say man, do you have any regrets, you know, hitchin' your cart to the Muslim train?
Jamaal: Yeah, yes I think you could say I do.
Jim Brown: Really.
Jamaal: I regret that I didn't join when I was younger. This kid named Rollis used to chase me on the way home every damned day. That's the reason I stopped goin'. I reckon if I'd've gotten with the bothers sooner, we could have nipped it in the bud and put our foot in Rollin's ass, know what I'm sayin'?
Jim Brown: Yeah, but you don't need a religion for that. Kid, you could have just joined a gang.
Jamaal: What's the difference?
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Sam Cooke: Everybody talks about they wantin' a piece of the pie, well I don't. I want the goddamn recipe.
