After the Film

After watching some of the parts of the movie I have really started to enjoy it. I really like how the woman who dresses up as everyone really gets into and acts almost exactly how the real people did. One of the major problems that she addresses is the problem with Crown Heights on August 1991. During this she acts as different characters from both sides of the situations. On the Jewish side they are saying that it was a complete accident and they are mad at the black community because they are killing innocent Jews when they really never did anything. Then on the other side the black community is furious with the Jewish community because they believe that the driver of the car was under the influence when he hit the little boy. After listening to both sides I really don't favor either side because they both have legitimate reasons to be angry. The black community has the right to be mad because they believe the driver was under the influence when hitting the boy, so if that was true I would be just as furious as they are. Also on the Jewish side I understand why they are mad because the driver passed the test to see if the driver had anything to drink so they believe the accident was a complete accident. This is why I cant really choose a side on who I believe is right because both sides are wrong for the actions that they are taking, but both sides also have the right to be very angry with the situation that has happened.

The Movie

After watching some of the parts of the movie I have really started to enjoy it. I really like how the woman who dresses up as everyone really gets into and acts almost exactly how the real people did. One of the major problems that she addresses is the problem with Crown Heights on August 1991. During this she acts as different characters from both sides of the situations. On the Jewish side they are saying that it was a complete accident and they are mad at the black community because they are killing innocent Jews when they really never did anything. Then on the other side the black community is furious with the Jewish community because they believe that the driver of the car was under the influence when he hit the little boy. After listening to both sides I really don't favor either side because they both have legitimate reasons to be angry. The black community has the right to be mad because they believe the driver was under the influence when hitting the boy, so if that was true I would be just as furious as they are. Also on the Jewish side I understand why they are mad because the driver passed the test to see if the driver had anything to drink so they believe the accident was a complete accident. This is why I cant really choose a side on who i believe is right because both sides are wrong for the actions that they are taking, but both sides also have the right to be very angry with the situation that has happened.

Malcolm X

In the pieces by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. they both discussed their views on whites. Their views on whites were very different from each other because Malcolm X was more violent, while Martin Luther King Jr. was calm. Malcolm X didn't agree with whites at all he believed that they were all evil and had absolutely no good in them. He thought that the whites were all out to get the Blacks. Martin Luther King Jr. was pretty much the exact opposite from Malcolm X because all Martin Luther King wanted was to have equal and fair rights for everyone. He didn't believe that whites were horrible people and that Blacks should have more rights that whites. All Martin Luther King wanted was for everyone to work together and become a big society that can get along. He believed in this way because he found it to be the right thing to do and if blacks and whites constantly fought then it wouldn't solve anything. This is where Malcolm X becomes very different because Malcolm X didn’t believe in equal rights or working together. He focused more on describing both parties and saying what he thought about them. All this did was cause conflict between the two races and didn't really accomplish much. This is why I believe Martin Luther King Jr. approach is a lot more affective. If I had to choose one thing that stood out the most to me it would just be the major difference between the two. Both are really intelligent and know a lot about their race, but their ideas and motives are completely different