tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post2797194466028082049..comments2023-04-04T04:21:01.613-05:00Comments on Reel Insight: Reel Insight #78: Denzel WashingtonRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12386248680892197260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post-80028018485768392902012-05-02T09:52:12.031-05:002012-05-02T09:52:12.031-05:00I'm glad Lee took the time he did with Malcolm...I'm glad Lee took the time he did with Malcolm X, because with such a controversial figure, we needed to see his early life, at least in part, to know where he was coming from in his beliefs. As for Ali, I'll be seeing that this week for the first time!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386248680892197260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post-41088636423764502132012-05-01T09:40:07.337-05:002012-05-01T09:40:07.337-05:00Rachel, you make a good point about the funding. F...Rachel, you make a good point about the funding. From what I've read, it was really hard for Lee to even get enough money to complete the movie. He had to lean on a lot of people like Bill Cosby and others to get the extra money. Without Denzel, I'm thinking he would have had to cut down the scale considerably. It's worth asking if that would help the movie, though. I disagree, but I can see that it might be a valid point. I also really liked Ali, and that stuck with about 10 years of his life.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post-74580899599131352802012-04-26T20:46:48.717-05:002012-04-26T20:46:48.717-05:00So glad you joined us with a great career to discu...So glad you joined us with a great career to discuss!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386248680892197260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post-40942210866740053992012-04-25T10:21:19.727-05:002012-04-25T10:21:19.727-05:00Thanks, Dan! I'm a big fan of you too!
And ...Thanks, Dan! I'm a big fan of you too! <br />And thanks Rachel/Jess for having me on the show!Frankly, My Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849334399598426685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post-32836325668137042142012-04-25T10:10:52.933-05:002012-04-25T10:10:52.933-05:00I think Inside Man was the only Spike Lee film I t...I think Inside Man was the only Spike Lee film I thoroughly enjoyed, and even the motives of some of the characters are still lost on me. As for Malcolm X, as good as Denzel was, I think it may have been more beneficial for Lee to cast a relative uknown, though funding would probably have been harder to obtain. I guess I'm still alone on Ray Allen's acting in He Got Game. It wasn't unbearable, and I felt he was mostly adequate, but there were too many instances where I could tell he was trying too hard or not enough.<br /><br />Thanks for listening, Dan!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386248680892197260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741847941083055388.post-78181163408914879062012-04-23T13:03:20.275-05:002012-04-23T13:03:20.275-05:00Hi Jess and Rachel! Nice job on the latest show. I...Hi Jess and Rachel! Nice job on the latest show. It was cool to hear Scott as a guest; I'm also a big fan of the Frankly My Dear podcast. There were some instances where I disagreed with the thoughts this week. I'm a big fan of Spike Lee, so that might play a role. <br /><br />On Malcolm X, my take is that Lee cast Denzel because they'd worked together so well on Mo' Better Blues and he could handle the difficulties of this role. I don't think it had anything to do with him being the standard choice for black actors at the time. I'm a big fan of this movie and feel that Lee did an amazing job when you consider all the pressure on him to present the life of such a beloved and controversial figure.<br /><br />I also think that Ray Allen wasn't bad in He Got Game. I'll admit that he's not on Denzel's level, and the uncertainty of his character makes him seem a bit shaky at times. However, he's much better than your typical athlete on screen. I don't consider it one of Lee's best films, but it's a solid movie.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.com