The film Malcolm X (1992) by director Spike Lee (Mo’ Better Blues and School Days) is about the legendary African American leader Malcolm X. Malcolm X is played by Denzel Washington (Mo’ Better Blues and Devil in a Blue Dress). This adaptation of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” is essentially about Malcolm’s journey from street hoodlum to Muslim political activist. From this film we see how one of America’s greatest minds comes to be such a great man.
The film begins with Malcolm as a thief and hustler with his friend Shorty (Lee). But quickly it moves to his time in jail. In jail Malcolm is changed and turns Muslim and becomes a spiritual leader. And he later meets and marries Betty Shabazz (Angela Bassett). Their life soon becomes p
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