This evening I sat down for the 4th time to watch One Night In Miami which I have been trying to watch for a while. I would start and stop the movie as something always came up including Charlie asking me to wait for him to watch this film.
This evening while he was outside my head was hurting and I was upset and needed a distraction. I sat down and started to work when I felt One Night In Miami calling me.
As soon as I began the movie and saw Mohammed Ali I knew I wouldn’t be moving for a while. As the movie began I felt myself being pulled into the movie.
I cringed as I heard the word Nigger and seeing a Black Man being turned away from entering a home. I learned about Malcom which lead me to working on lessons for Charlie to do next year in class.
As the movie went on Charlie and his friends came inside and as they heard the movie they all came in and sat down next to me. None of the kids moved until the movie was over.
I like how One Night In Miami lead us to discussing things from the past brining us closer together. All 4 of the boys said they will be asking there parents to watch One Night In Miami with them.
I reminded the boys to let there parents know there is Sexual References and cussing but not in a bad way because without these things One Night In Miami wouldn’t be what it is or teach us the things we learned.
The funny part was hearing them talk about Wrestling and Gorgeous George David’s famous wrestler from when we was growing up. Leading us back into Charlie’s first love and even more lessons we can use in our Homeschool Class.
I was even able to explain to the boys who Sam Cook was and we researched his career and went over why they should know about him and what we could learn through him.
The boys enjoyed seeing the cars that was driven back then and they looked them up and each of them created there favorite car from the era and wrote a essay explaining what they liked about that car.
The boys were amazed to hear the LORD mentioned in the film but I loved that as it lead us to discuss why we believe in the Lord and what he has done for us this year. As well as allowing us to discuss Covid-19 and the Pandemic and how its affected school and there families.
The kids was able to research what a Muslim is and we went over why the word Fuck isn’t appropriate but was used in this movie numerous times and why they shouldn’t use it.
One Night In Miami is rated R so you need to make the choice to let your children watch this film or not because there is Liquor being passed around as well. But for my family and the film being such a important part of History I chose to watch this movie with myself.
Charlie even researched Jim Brown and was able to create a report for his Language Arts class which got Charlie interested in Football and a new team taking his mind off his Play Station.
About:
Amazon Studios’ ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI will open in select theaters on January 8th and will be available on Amazon Prime Video on January 15th. Directed by Regina King, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is a fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s.
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SYNOPSIS:
On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali, (Eli Goree), defeats heavy weight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).
Based on the award-winning play of the same name, and directed by Regina King, One Night In Miami… is a fictional account inspired by the historic night these four formidable figures spent together.
It looks at the struggles these men faced and the vital role they each played in the Civil Rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 1960s. More than 40 years later, their conversations on racial injustice, religion, and personal responsibility still resonate.
Directed by: Regina King
Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson with Beau Bridges & Lance Reddick
Music by: Terence Blanchard
Executive Producers: Regina King, Kemp Powers, Paul O. Davis, Chris Harding
Producers: Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Jody Klein
Screenplay by: Kemp Powers
Based on the Stage Play “One Night In Miami…” by Kemp Powers
Rated: R Run Time: 110 Minutes
Malcolm X “It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood. That’s the only thing that can save this country.” — February 19, 1965 (2 days before he was murdered by Nation of Islam followers)
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
