Only after 20 years did I really understand "Boxing King Ah Li"

Luciano 2021-12-10 08:01:45

The first time I watched this movie was when I saw it on the movie channel when I was 18 years old. At that time, I only felt that Ali Boxing was a very confident person and a well-known boxing champion. The reason why he was great was that he did it for the black liberation movement. The champion of contributions. It took 20 years to watch this movie here today before I really understand that it is a gospel movie. The story can look at his calling experience from two main lines. One is his career. The other is marriage. Let's talk about career first, Ali was born in a Muslim family. As a black athlete, living in the United States is inevitably discriminated against. His brother is a pastor who hates racism, and his brother is a Muslim pastor (let’s call it a pastor for now). He experienced the assassination of his brother, which made him hate the US government even more. He refused to perform military service and defied the judge in court. This made him almost lose his boxing license, almost bankrupt, and his boxing career is in jeopardy. However, he loves sports and perseveres in finding matches through various methods. When he underestimated him, the Muslim church expelled him on the grounds that he loved sports too much. The Supreme Court of the United States also acquitted him. In Africa, he won the boxing champion at the age of 34. This is a victory for his career. Another clue is his marriage. His first wife was a dancer. He hesitated to be passionate. Ali married her on the condition that she became a Muslim. She couldn't stand the rules of being a Muslim and left Ali. The second wife is a devout Muslim who also helped him give birth to children, but because he quit Muslin, although the film does not clearly say that the Arija is Christian, it is also obvious that he saw that he had surrendered to the cross. The last wife is obviously a Christian. This is the calling experience of a Muslin, and his assistant is also a very weak Christian. He betrayed Ali, but Ali still accepted him as his assistant. Sports wins and loses, but the real victory belongs to the cross. This is what this movie wants to express.

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  • Elyssa 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    I think the atmosphere in the front is good, but the dialogue is uninteresting, people are easily bored, and the rhythm is too slow. Influential people are more or less involved in political issues

  • Misael 2022-03-21 09:01:58

    Long, loose, although it talks about a boxer, the theme is not boxing, and it fails to maintain the consistent rhythm of sports movies. He also talked about the boxing champion's religious beliefs, skin color, several wives, friends, assistants, Vietnam War, and the ups and downs of his career. In short, it is comprehensive, just like reading a biography, because of cultural differences, it is not particularly understandable. Fortunately, the boxing match at the end was exciting, as well as a lot of good black music.

Ali quotes

  • [Ali lifts up Howard Cosell's toupee on national television]

    Howard Cosell: [to the camera] We'll be right back.

    Muhammad Ali: You want some food for that thing?

    Howard Cosell: How could you do something like that to a man you revere?

    Muhammad Ali: Cos it's funny.

  • Muhammad Ali: [to Joe Frazier] You look like the heavyweight champion of pimps.