One of the greatest director ever to live is an independent filmmaker. Spike Lee work in film have revolutionized the industry of filmmaking and independent filmmaker. Spike Lee films were not just revolutionary, they were healing in a way. Spike lee movies spark a generation of black and brown filmmaker. He is just one of the few black filmmakers, who was able to open up a new opportunity for black and brown people in the filmmaking industry. He also opened up opportunities for black artist in the independent film industry. He showed that a low budget film can make money as long as it has a great story. He also showed that a black film could be a profitable film in the filmmaking industry. Here the story of one of the best Independent filmmaker …show more content…
After spending only a few years in Atlanta, his family and spike lee soon moved to Brooklyn, New York. Lee grow up in a predominantly African American family. Spike Lee’s father was a jazz musician and his mother was a school teacher. He was very aware of his identity as an African American male in America. He always tried to incorporate the black experience in his films. Lee was making amateur films by the age of 20 years old. Lee’s first film last hustle in Brooklyn was a student film. He completed this film when he was an undergraduate at Morehouse college. He produced and directed a total of 8 film, when he studied at Morehouse. After finishing Morehouse college, lee went on to get his graduate from New York Film school in 1982. His film joe’s bed-study barbershop: we cut heads won a student academy award. This gain him national attention in the film industry. After finish school, Lee shortly worked for a movie distribution, cleaning and shipping their …show more content…
It was called “Malcolm X”. This film was one of the best movies among the African American community. It was a film about one of the most influential black national leaders, Malcolm X. It started two of the most talented actors and actress in Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett. It became a personal mission for spike lee to bring the story of Malcolm X on screen. Malcolm x was a very important person to Spike Lee. This movie won a lot of awards for both Spike Lee and the cast. The movie was split into three different acts in Malcolm X life. The first act followed his early years as a child. The second act followed his transformative years in jail, when he converted to Islam. The last and finally act was about his years of public activism, His relationship with his wife, His controversial split form the Nation of Islam, and his’ assassination at Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom on the 21st of February, 1965. Malcolm X performance at the box was generally good, it could of have been better. Malcolm X made a grand total of $48 million with a budget of $33 million dollars. It was the first major black author studio film to offer a three-dimensional portrait of a black
Black films teach us about public issues that have been going on for centuries. They speak volumes about both traditional moments and its humanity. In TIME: The Kalief Browder Story, it is clear what the documentary is presenting to the world. The film relates to a lot of black films that conveys how people of color are mistreated. Kalief faced time for a crime that he had nothing to do with it because of how he presented himself.
He also has many books that have been turned into films. His influence on society is clear due to his books’ and movies’ popularity. King is considered a celebrity by many due to these works. King made his novels seem realistic because many of them were based on events that happened in his life. Also, King would think what is the worst thing that could happen when he was doing everyday activities and create novels off of these thoughts.
I think he enjoys creating projects such as “Diary of A Mad Black Women” because those type of actions is taking place in today’s generation. He is certain that others would enjoy watching it, that is exactly why he continues to produce such outstanding movies. Even though his creations are very similar to each other, each movie has it’s own unique purpose. Although, the
Is it justified to brutally murder a progressive supporter of civil rights for stating their beliefs in a positive and peaceful way? In the case of Malcolm X, supporters of the Nation of Islam thought it was. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21st 1965. He was getting ready to deliver a speech in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. As he began to speak, he was shot several times in the chest by three men believed to be members of the Nation of Islam.
Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee and was released in November 18, 1992. Malcolm X lived a many unique lives, every in its way a crucial aspect of the African American proficiency from nightmare to aspiration. There was not ever any intermediate for the man who was originally called Malcolm Little, the son of a Nebraska teacher, and later was given the Muslim name, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Malcolm traveled far, through many personifications to develop as much respected, as he was dreaded as the black freedom movement's most confrontational presenter and inexorable integrity. As the film movies through the 40's, it agonizes shudders of memories to Malcolm's childhood in Nebraska and Michigan.
1960s. During this time in the United States, African Americans experienced and were treated unfairly because of their race. Malcolm X’s father was killed by white supremacists. When Malcolm X was in junior high school, his white teacher told him that he could not be a lawyer and should be more “realistic” and be a carpenter. After eighth grade, Malcolm continued a life of crime.
He is mostly of English ancestry, with small amounts from elsewhere in Europe.[5][6] Tatum's family moved to Mississippi when he was six. He grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he lived in a rural setting. Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball, and performing martial arts; he has said that "girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school." As a child, he practiced wuzuquan kung fuunder the tutelage of 10th dan Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong. Tatum spent most of his teenage years in the Tampa area, and initially attended Gaither High School.
When any historic, revolutionary figure is assassinated, it brings about chaos. So when Malcolm X was assassinated, it brought a wave of somber and doubt to the people who believed in change and equality. Malcolm X was an influential civil rights leader as well a national minister of the Nation of Islam. He dedicated his life to fighting for racial equality and improving the lives of the oppressed. He also was one of the most effective and progressive leaders in American history.
This movie helped me to learn what is right and wrong and also how to behave and to respect everyone else. The reason is that racism was seen as injustice and people did not approve other religions. It made me see that we have to accept other people, no matter the color race or religion since we are all
Legendary Beard Fact: Despite the fact that Clint Eastwood almost never wears a beard in his private life, his legendary scruff, as displayed in a number of iconic westerns, has made many a list of the most fabulous beards in moviedom. Clint Eastwood was born in San Francisco, CA, on May 31, 1930, presumably beardless, although he did weigh in at a hefty 11 pounds 6 ounces. Young Clint was raised in a working class environment, by working class parents. He is a descendent of Mayflower William Bradford, and is the thirteenth generation of his family to live in North American. This American icon attended Oakland Technical High School, where the school drama teachers tried to steer him into school plays.
Perhaps arguably one of the most influential and controversial directors in American Cinema History, Spike Lee's filmography has become woven into the fabric of urban cinema. Like fellow directors such as Martin Scorsese and sometimes rival Quentin Tarantino, Lee's unique style of cinematography has both transcended and placed emphasis on appreciation for his respective cultural aesthetic. Many urban directors can attest that their respective styles in film and even music videos all come from or are inspired by Spike Lee. Aside from his ever creative filmography, it can be said that Lee's personal perspective shines most in his documentary work. Known generally to be outspoken, Lee's documentary work has historically touched on socio-political
Malcolm X was an American Muslim leader who contributed to the Civil Rights Movement by spreading his ideas of black nationalism in the 1950s and early ’60s. He was an influential figure in a black Islamic organization, Nation of Islam, and served as a spokesperson for the organization. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965 while making a speech in Harlem. After his death, his life story was made well-known through his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) (Mamiya 1). Malcolm X is a man whose background and activism contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and America as a whole.
Even though the textbook Cinema of Outsiders says “Spike Lee has made only two indies”, his contribution to black filmmaking
Over the course of history, there have been several books written on the life of Malcolm X. In Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, Manning Marable explores the transformation of Malcolm X from his street hustling days to an NOI member and finally to a magnetic activist whose life was tragically cut short. According to the evidence put forth in Marable’s book, there were several factors that contributed to his assassination starting with his departure from the Nation of Islam, establishment of the Muslim Mosque Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, and terminating with his feud with the Nation of Islam. The events that occurred between 1962 and 1963 caused Malcolm X to reevaluate his relationship with the NOI and ultimately split
Malcolm X is an american film released in 1992 directed by Spike Lee who showed the life and death of the activist Malcolm X. The film takes place in Harlem and the context is the discrimination suffered by the afro-Americans in the United States of America in the 1960s. This was a period were discrimination The purpose of this critique is to show the strengths and weaknesses of the film. The plot is based on the life and death of Malcolm X, who was an activist that fought for equality regarding afro-american community in the United States.