Interviews and speeches Malcolm X gave during his life are used to tell his story. The beginning that focuses on his early life is mostly stock photos and film not of him with narration.
As someone interested in history this did teach me some things about Malcolm X, Nation of Islam and associated things of the time that I did not know. It is good to fill in the missing pieces. It came up short on his influences especially from Marcus Harvey and tended to ignore most of his personal life. Occasionally his wife and children would be briefly mentioned.
I didn't have any real opinion on Malcolm X or his movement before watching and still don't. Still I found this documentary very engaging.
As someone interested in history this did teach me some things about Malcolm X, Nation of Islam and associated things of the time that I did not know. It is good to fill in the missing pieces. It came up short on his influences especially from Marcus Harvey and tended to ignore most of his personal life. Occasionally his wife and children would be briefly mentioned.
I didn't have any real opinion on Malcolm X or his movement before watching and still don't. Still I found this documentary very engaging.