Today, let's talk about the movie "One Night in Miami".
The title is One Night in Miami (2020).
This movie has many highlights and gimmicks. For example, this is the first feature film directed by Regina King, the best supporting actress at the Oscars. The original work is the first stage play of screenwriter Kemp Powers. adapted into a movie. "One Night in Miami" was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, and another work in which Powers wrote the screenplay was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
There's a lot to like about the story itself. On an ordinary night on February 25, 1964, in Miami, four famous historical figures came together and the night changed the trajectory of their lives. Afterwards people speculate about what they talked about that night, the only certainty is that they ate up the ice cream they brought in.
The four famous historical figures are Cassius Clay, the boxer who later changed his name to Ali, and Malcolm X, the leader of the black civil rights movement in the United States, and Sam, known as the "King of Soul Music". Cook and Jim Brown, the football star known as the "Black Superman".
On February 25, 1964, at the age of 22, Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston to become the world heavyweight boxing champion. Instead of attending the planned celebration banquet, he returned to the hotel and stayed one night with three friends.
Although it is not known what they talked about, it is certain that the content of their conversation will have an important impact on the future black affirmation movement.
The following is a brief introduction to four historical figures. Through their life trajectories, the audience can easily find that this night in Miami was not simple.
[Introduction to boxing champion Ali (1942-2016)]
Before 1964, Cassius Marcellus Clay had won the Golden Glove Championship twice in 1959 and 1960, won the lightweight gold medal at the 17th Olympic Games in 1960, and then joined the ranks of professional athletes , became the heavyweight world champion in 1964.
The next day, he announced his conversion to Islam, ditching his old, slave-like name for Muhammad Ali.
After the outbreak of the Vietnam War in the 1960s, Ali was sentenced to 5 years in prison in 1967 for refusing to enlist in the army. He made an anti-war manifesto in the media. Although he was released on bail, his boxing license was revoked until 1970.
Ali said: "I will never run thousands of miles away to murder the poor there. If I want to die, I will die here. Let's fight for you! If I want to die, you are my enemies, and the Chinese , Vietnamese, Japanese have nothing to do. I want freedom, you don't give it; I want justice, you don't give it; I want equality, you don't give it. But you let me go to fight for you elsewhere! In America you all You can't do this in your own country without standing up to protect my rights and beliefs!"
[Introduction to Malcolm X (1925-1965), leader of the black civil rights movement in the United States]
Malcolm X, an African-American Muslim, is known as one of the most influential African-Americans. He was an African American with a courageous claim to rights, a black man who prosecuted the heinous crimes that whites committed against blacks.
He converted to Islam in prison at an early age and learned to speak. Because of his outstanding ability, he later became the backbone of the black Muslim homeland, and also became a full-time pastor, dedicated to preaching religion. Under his leadership, Ali converted to Muslims.
By 1964, he had a major ideological disagreement with the management of the Black Muslim Homeland. As he said in the film, he already thinks that the management's morality and incompatibility are not good enough. In March 1964, he left the black Muslim homeland and established the Muslim Mosque and the Black American Solidarity Organization. In February 1965, while giving a speech at a hotel in Harlem, New York, he was shot and killed by three assassins in a black Muslim homeland.
Martin Luther King, for nonviolent movements, died at the hands of whites, and Malcolm X, for violent movements, died at the hands of blacks.
In this film, you can directly feel his radical ideas.
He said: "We have a common enemy. We have a common oppressor, a common exploiter, a common discriminator. As long as we all recognize that we have a common enemy, we can be united. The greatest thing we have in common is that we have a common enemy, and that is the white man, and he is the enemy of all of us black people."
[Introduction of "King of Soul Music" Sam Cook (1931-1964)]
Sam Cooke is a famous black musician in the United States. He was trained in religious music in the early days and turned into a secular pop singer. From 1957 to 1965, Sam Cook accounted for 29 of the 40 No. 1 songs in the United States.
After this mysterious night, Sam Cook chose to use his own way to speak for black people, fight for more power, and wake up more people. He was so ashamed listening to white Bob Dylan writing his provocative songs that he misexpressed his emotions.
Later, he died at the design of the innkeeper. Like Martin Luther King, his death was full of doubts and a mystery.
He said: "If a singer's voice is not from the depths of the soul, I don't want to spend time listening to it. Because that's not my favorite music."
["Black Superman" football star Jim Brown (1936-) introduced]
Jim Brown started his career in 1957, won the 3rd NFL Most Valuable Player, was selected for the 9th Pro Bowl, 8th NFL First Team, and won the first NBL for the team in 1964. Championship (renamed the Super Bowl after 1966). In 1965, Jim Brown left the NBL.
In July 1966, Jim Brown officially announced his retirement and became an actor after retiring. The video shows the process truthfully.
In 1967, Jim Brown organized the "Ali Summit" in solidarity with Muhammad Ali, who had been disqualified from boxing.
However, his private life is very rotten, and this is not shown in the film.
On the night when four famous people gathered together, they stood at the crossroads of their lives and changed each other's directions.
Originally, they had various ideas about the black affirmative movement. After some in-depth exchanges, they realized a unified ideology. The reason became clearer and clearer, and the four friends collided with each other to make this night of celebration even more destructive.
As long as true equality has not been achieved, such films that emphasize the human rights of blacks will continue to be made. Even if there is a day when black people can enjoy the same rights as white people, such films will continue to be made to achieve the purpose of remembering bitterness and sweetness.
More than half a century has passed since 1964, and BLM protests can still occur in the beautiful country. Protest marches and zero-dollar purchases alone cannot shake the white rulers. Only by uniting and clarifying a program of action can there be hope.
It is a pity that the white people have already mastered the method of divide and conquer. They confuse the majority with nipple music, create contradictions and move down the black people. In this way, the remaining black people can only be slaughtered.
"One Night in Miami" is technically adept and the actors perform well, but no matter how much it takes, it's just a moan. At most, a few more trophies are given to appease during the awards season. If you want to solve practical problems, guns and pens are indispensable.
Complement the mysterious night,
The road to equality is long.
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