Posted: January 24th, 2008, 2:12 pm
i compare The Greatest and Ali, to spot the differences on their take on Mahammad Ali. i don't think The Greatest gets the credit it deserves, because it features Ali at his pomp, playing himself as well as Robert Duval, Ernest Borgnine and James Earl Jones as Malcolm X in the cast. i think kids would get something out of the film if they saw Ali has us older ones remember him rather than the disabled man he now is
In Ali with Will Smith it's more warts and all than TG. it tells of his falling out with Malcom X, something i think he regrets to this day. his 2nd wife Belina is potrayed as a strong women, who as a Muslem dosen't like the way the leaders of the Nation Of Islam treated Ali suspending him from their group and his dismayed when he rehires Brother Herbert to manage his affairs. in The Greatest she's more submissive toward him and not as strong
In Ali with Will Smith it's more warts and all than TG. it tells of his falling out with Malcom X, something i think he regrets to this day. his 2nd wife Belina is potrayed as a strong women, who as a Muslem dosen't like the way the leaders of the Nation Of Islam treated Ali suspending him from their group and his dismayed when he rehires Brother Herbert to manage his affairs. in The Greatest she's more submissive toward him and not as strong