Malcolm X 4K 1992

It is undoubtedly one of Spike Lee's best works, throughout the film you can see how the director put his whole soul into this work. But that's probably no surprise since this is a film about what I think is the most pressing issue for Spike Lee, the problem of racial discrimination.

In any of his work, whether it's "His Game," a kind of sports drama, or "Not Caught, Not Thief," a wonderful movie about bank robbers, the problem of the multiculturalism of the United States is always addressed.

And in this work, he didn't need to veil the issue, which comes first, because it's a film biography of one of the most significant political figures for African-Americans in U.S. history. Well, in addition to the praise for Spike Lee, it must be said that Denzel Washington's performance in this difficult role was above and beyond praise. And, I think, his first Oscar for the lead male role, he should have won it then, in 1992.

However, it should be noted that the very subject of the film, for us is not so relevant. Despite the fact that Russia, in principle, is one of the most multinational countries in the world, in our country the problem of racial discrimination, at least in recent history, has never been so acute. I guess that's why while watching this movie I enjoyed the great work of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, empathized with the main character, Malcolm X, but nothing more.

When the credits rolled I didn't want to put the main character in the same line with the historical characters I admire in order to make him an example for anyone, or, on the contrary, to put him in the group of people my antipathy to whom is the strongest and discuss it with my friends, and all because this movie is a masterpiece of cinematography, but it is "alien" masterpiece.