for self defense

Why was a local chapter in Chicago needed?
How did Fred get initiated into the party?
How did Fred get elevated within the party?
Being that Chicago is the HQ for the NOI...what was the relationship between Malcolm/NOI and the Chicago chapter?

Obviously, this wasn't the epic that Malcolm X was
But you get so much insight into Malcolm's journey in that movie
that when the climax of the assasination happens...you feel it
It has impact...because you saw the growth of the character

This movie spends a lot of time showing BPP members engaged in shootouts with the PD
Developing the character arc of the snitch

The murder...which we all know is coming...didn't really have that impact

I felt for Deborah...but we should have felt the loss too

Using older actors
No Fred backstory
= not much of a climax for a government sanctioned murder of a US citizen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton#Early_life_and_youth

SMH@more background on the wikipedia page than this movie.