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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Extended Reading
  • Pedro 2022-04-22 07:01:30

    The film is 157 minutes long, from Ali's first championship title in 1964 to his victory over Foreman in 1974 to regain the title again. It records Ali's glorious and controversial ten years. In the United States, he has no sense of belonging and was revoked from boxing. License, but received a heroic welcome in Africa. His victory in court can be seen as a victory in the human rights struggle of African-Americans. The scenes of the film are over-abundant and a bit detached, a bit broken, and look a bit dull and a bit detached. And the character conflict is not enough and the drama is not strong. His opponents, including Fraser, Foreman, etc., have too little explanation about Ali's attitude. After all, this is a commercial movie. Will Smith's performance is outstanding, and the appearance is really similar to Ali, including the shaping of the body and the demeanor of the language. Compared with the Rocky series, the performance of boxing shots is not enough impact, but it is qualified, after all, it is a documentary route.

  • Aryanna 2022-04-20 09:01:43

    I watched it a long time ago, and I have to admit that Will Smith is very charming. # 2022 Oscar Awards Live Show ⚠️??????

Ali quotes

  • Muhammad Ali: Ain't no Vietcong ever called me nigger.

  • Drew 'Bundini' Brown: Free ain't easy. Free is real. And real's a motherfucker.