>>And he
>>didn't give the people The Truth on this one; instead he
>>misled.
>
>No, I misled is not the word that comes to mind. Spike Lee
>told the story through his lens/filter. He stepped up and
>went against Hollywood to get the movie made. He also made an
>appeal to rich Black folks to make sure the film stayed in
>production.
>

Huh? I don't know how you misled when Spike made the movie.


>I don't see Lee as a person who could have done what Oliver
>Stone did with JFK. Plus, there were consequences for Stone
>after JFK came out.

There are always consequences for telling The Truth. Don't believe me, ask Malcolm X, ask Dr. ML King, ask Steven Biko, etc...

The film generated intense controversy
>when it was released with many critics accusing Stone of
>making up alot of facts. It cast doubt in the public eye for
>JFK...and his more recent films.

Unfortunately, that is one of the consequences to living in a society that we live in today; The Truth is often viewed as controversial and often met with great opposition. "Casting doubt" i.e., bringing one's credibility into question, is one of the main tools used by the powers that be to neutralize and/or nullify any Truth that one may be revealing that is pullin' the covers off the top of the dirty deeds that occur out of view for most of us.

>
>>Yes, YOU mentioned. But Spike didn't deal with this element
>>of MX and his assassination properly. I can't give Spike
>>credit for what you did/mentioned.
>
>Understood.
>
>>For that reason, I was and still am apprehensive about this
>>film's release. Malcolm was (and to the extent that he
>hasn't
>>been completely co-opted) a revolutionary ICON to the nth
>>degree and that is nothing to play with. He meant something
>>to alot of people and the commericializaiton of his life and
>>legacy through this film has taken a lot from that.
>
>The same can be said for Che Guevara. I have my fingers
>crossed for Guerrilla with Benicio Del Toro but I also have my
>doubts.

Then you see my point.