One night in Miami

[beast of the east]

I watched this movie the other night, which is on Amazon Prime for free.

It is the fictional account of a real life event.   On the night that Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston in their first fight, Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X got together in a Miami hotel whose clientele was entirely African American.    The writer imagined the substance of their conversations based on the people they were.   They each understood that they had an important role in the civil rights movement based on their national prominence.

I'd really recommend anyone watch this movie, and perhaps we can discuss it here.

 

[NCJohnnie]

Funny, my daughters and I were exchanging recommendations on Netflix/Amazon on movies my wife and I might like, and my oldest had just seen this one and highly recommended it. I think we'll give it a shot next weekend when the Australian Open has run its course.   

 

[MainMan]

I have not seen the movie. 

But one of the greatest live albums I've ever listened to was "Sam Cooke: Live At the Harlem Square Club, 1963."

The raw energy here, the back and forth with the audience, playing in front of a black crowd not a white one, Cooke is at his most masterful with versions of his songs ("You Send Me") that just demolish the recorded versions. 

The Harlem Square Club is actually in Miami so I'm wondering if the film is related to it. 

Anyway, feel it, don't fight it:

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v[/URL]=Ef85iCUqHwU&list=OLAK5uy_mVAff3wfsb3svYZfzaiBemTUxanhpmzfo][URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v[/URL]=Ef85iCUqHwU&list=OLAK5uy_mVAff3wfsb3svYZfzaiBemTUxanhpmzfo[/url]
 

 

[SJUFAN2]

I hope the mods will let us discuss this movie on here, since two of the main characters are sports legends.

I watched this movie the other night, which is on Amazon Prime for free.

It is the fictional account of a real life event.   On the night that Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston in their first fight, Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X got together in a Miami hotel whose clientele was entirely African American.    The writer imagined the substance of their conversations based on the people they were.   They each understood that they had an important role in the civil rights movement based on their national prominence.

I'd really recommend anyone watch this movie, and perhaps we can discuss it here.

You are good beast.  Nothing wrong with a civil discussion about a movie amongst adults.

One thing though, and this isn't to single you out, you just happen to be the most recent person to do it.  This is for anyone who finds themselves in a similar dilemma when it comes to deciding to post, or not to post something. 

If its close enough in someone's mind as a poster to start with: "I hope the mods will let us discuss this..." then perhaps in the future just reach out to a mod you like beforehand and get their input.
Would save us the hassle of having to take down a thread that went to far, and would save the poster the aggravation of wondering when/if it would get pulled.   Just a thought.

 

[beast of the east]

I hope the mods will let us discuss this movie on here, since two of the main characters are sports legends.

I watched this movie the other night, which is on Amazon Prime for free.

It is the fictional account of a real life event.   On the night that Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston in their first fight, Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X got together in a Miami hotel whose clientele was entirely African American.    The writer imagined the substance of their conversations based on the people they were.   They each understood that they had an important role in the civil rights movement based on their national prominence.

I'd really recommend anyone watch this movie, and perhaps we can discuss it here.

You are good beast.  Nothing wrong with a civil discussion about a movie amongst adults.

One thing though, and this isn't to single you out, you just happen to be the most recent person to do it.  This is for anyone who finds themselves in a similar dilemma when it comes to deciding to post, or not to post something. 

If its close enough in someone's mind as a poster to start with: "I hope the mods will let us discuss this..." then perhaps in the future just reach out to a mod you like beforehand and get their input.
Would save us the hassle of having to take down a thread that went to far, and would save the poster the aggravation of wondering when/if it would get pulled.   Just a thought.

Thanks, I appreciate your response.   

Most thread topics have been valuable with important and good exchange of discourse, but didn't blow up because of the topic, but because of posters who couldn't restrain themselves emotionally.

 

 

[MJDinkins]

Good heads up, Beast.  I actually intended to watch it a couple of weeks ago, but somehow got sidetracked.  I told myself to watch it this weekend, as that looks like what I'll do.  

 

[monte]

I have not seen the movie. 

But one of the greatest live albums I've ever listened to was "Sam Cooke: Live At the Harlem Square Club, 1963."

The raw energy here, the back and forth with the audience, playing in front of a black crowd not a white one, Cooke is at his most masterful with versions of his songs ("You Send Me") that just demolish the recorded versions. 

The Harlem Square Club is actually in Miami so I'm wondering if the film is related to it. 

Anyway, feel it, don't fight it:

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v[/URL]=Ef85iCUqHwU&list=OLAK5uy_mVAff3wfsb3svYZfzaiBemTUxanhpmzfo][URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v[/URL]=Ef85iCUqHwU&list=OLAK5uy_mVAff3wfsb3svYZfzaiBemTUxanhpmzfo[/url]


One of the greatest artists of all time, and one of my all time favorites. He died much too young and has never gotten the recognition that he deserves IMO. When you talk about the great male solo artists of all time-Prince, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye,etc-Sam Cooke's name should be right up there with them, but it rarely is. 

 

[beast of the east]

I can't get the quote function to work on my mobile device, so I'll comment without it:

Sam Cooke - amazing talent.  In the movie his character is complex, being inextricably drawn to be a voice in the civil rights movement, while coming to understand it as a responsibility he could not avoid and came to embrace.

 

[MJDinkins]

I have yet to watch the movie.  I got a lil busy during the weekend, but I'll be sure to soon watch it.