The magnificent Morgan Freeman was unknown when he starred as the spirit of Malcolm X in a Christ like return to Earth after his assassination. He seems to be business as usual but finds his mission has created conflict that even he does not comprehend. Through conversations, attempts to learn who this person really was becomes perplexing and does no advantage to the issue of racial peace.
It's beyond frustrating to watch, not just because it gives no answers, but it places blames without real justification and seems to end up nowhere. Malcolm X claims here to be fighting for equality within the confines of the law, but only ends up showing opposite intentions. Yes, this is inconsequential and most likely forgotten, but it's like a simmering volcano ready to explode yet cooling down just before the final blow.
There's also the unanswered theory of him regretting the actions of the past as he grows older, even after death. All this tells me is that the complex issues of racial tensions can't be lead by one person, one sect, one age group. It shows justification for anger and frustration, but gaining the needs of an entire race won't lead to any winners when hatred is the motivating factor.
It's ironic that almost immediately after this, Morgan Freeman was cast in a major role on the soap opera "Another World" which strived to equalize the ratio of white characters to blacks, and worked for a time. Freeman's career after that turned him into a much respected actor, but this little drama remains a mystery as to how it got made without really contributing anything but frustration over its lack of substance on a truly serious issue.
It's beyond frustrating to watch, not just because it gives no answers, but it places blames without real justification and seems to end up nowhere. Malcolm X claims here to be fighting for equality within the confines of the law, but only ends up showing opposite intentions. Yes, this is inconsequential and most likely forgotten, but it's like a simmering volcano ready to explode yet cooling down just before the final blow.
There's also the unanswered theory of him regretting the actions of the past as he grows older, even after death. All this tells me is that the complex issues of racial tensions can't be lead by one person, one sect, one age group. It shows justification for anger and frustration, but gaining the needs of an entire race won't lead to any winners when hatred is the motivating factor.
It's ironic that almost immediately after this, Morgan Freeman was cast in a major role on the soap opera "Another World" which strived to equalize the ratio of white characters to blacks, and worked for a time. Freeman's career after that turned him into a much respected actor, but this little drama remains a mystery as to how it got made without really contributing anything but frustration over its lack of substance on a truly serious issue.