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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Malcolm, Cassius, and Jim don't think much about the Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheRollingStones, though Sam, being much more in tune with the business, suspects they will continue to grow in popularity in the States and has already invested in UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion.

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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Malcolm, Cassius, and Jim don't think much about the Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheRollingStones, Music/TheRollingStonesBand, though Sam, being much more in tune with the business, suspects they will continue to grow in popularity in the States and has already invested in UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion.
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It tells of the night after [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Cassius Clay]] (Creator/EliGoree) beat Sonny Liston to win the Heavyweight boxing championship. He decides to celebrate at a hotel with his spiritual advisor UsefulNotes/MalcolmX (Kingsley Ben-Adir) and his friends, the NFL star [[UsefulNotes/NFLOffensivePlayers Jim Brown]] (Creator/AldisHodge) and singer Music/SamCooke (Creator/LeslieOdomJr). Over the course of the evening, these four Black icons debate their careers, lives, and roles in the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.

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It tells of the night after [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Cassius Clay]] (Creator/EliGoree) beat Sonny Liston to win the Heavyweight boxing championship. He decides to celebrate at a hotel with his spiritual advisor UsefulNotes/MalcolmX (Kingsley Ben-Adir) (Creator/KingsleyBenAdir) and his friends, the NFL star [[UsefulNotes/NFLOffensivePlayers Jim Brown]] (Creator/AldisHodge) and singer Music/SamCooke (Creator/LeslieOdomJr). Over the course of the evening, these four Black icons debate their careers, lives, and roles in the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.
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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. When Jim Brown tells Clay that he got a role in a Western, Clay is completely unsurprised to learn that Brown's character dies halfway through the movie.

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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]].BlackDudeDiesFirst: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d. When Jim Brown tells Clay that he got a role in a Western, Clay is completely unsurprised to learn that Brown's character dies halfway through the movie.
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* WhamLine: Mr Carlton politely turning down Jim's offer to help by saying they don't allow black people in the house and using a considerably less PC term while doing so. This comes after an extended polite conversation in which Carlton heaped praise on Jim, telling him he'd brought pride not only to the town but the whole state and saying how he'd always be there for Jim who he clearly sees as being like his own son and says it in a manner which makes clear he's completely sincere. It drives home that all the achievements Jim and the others have racked up hasn't changed race relations in the slightest.

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* WhamLine: Mr Carlton politely turning down Jim's offer to help by saying they don't allow black people in the house and using a considerably less PC term while doing so. This comes after an extended polite conversation in which Carlton heaped praise on Jim, telling him he'd brought pride not only to the town but the whole state and saying how he'd always be there for Jim who he clearly sees as being like his own son and says it in a manner which makes clear he's completely sincere. It drives home that all the achievements Jim and the others have racked up hasn't changed race relations in the slightest.slightest and even black men as accomplished as they are are still seen as second class citizens even by those close to them.
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* AffablyEvil: Jim's old neighbor, Mr Carlton played by Beau Bridges. He clearly adores and greatly respects Jim and sees him as a surrogate son and lets him know he'll always be there for him. He's also a racist who doesn't allow black people in his home. The fact that he [[ObliviouslyEvil sees no conflict between those two points]] is what really infuriates Jim.

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* AffablyEvil: Jim's old neighbor, Mr Carlton played by Beau Bridges. He clearly adores and greatly respects Jim and sees him as a surrogate son and lets him know he'll always be there for him.him and it's clear that every word of it is completely sincere. He's also a racist who doesn't allow black people in his home. The fact that he [[ObliviouslyEvil sees no conflict between those two points]] is what really infuriates Jim.



* WhamLine: Mr Carlton politely turning down Jim's offer to help by saying they don't allow black people in the house and using a considerably less PC term while doing so. This comes after an extended polite conversation in which Carlton heaped praise on Jim, telling him he'd brought pride not only to the town but the whole state and saying how he'd always be there for Jim who he clearly sees as being like his own son. It drives home that all the achievements Jim and the others have racked up hasn't changed race relations in the slightest.

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* WhamLine: Mr Carlton politely turning down Jim's offer to help by saying they don't allow black people in the house and using a considerably less PC term while doing so. This comes after an extended polite conversation in which Carlton heaped praise on Jim, telling him he'd brought pride not only to the town but the whole state and saying how he'd always be there for Jim who he clearly sees as being like his own son.son and says it in a manner which makes clear he's completely sincere. It drives home that all the achievements Jim and the others have racked up hasn't changed race relations in the slightest.
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* AffablyEvil: Jim's old neighbor, Mr Carlton played by Beau Bridges. He clearly adores and greatly respects Jim and sees him as a surrogate son and lets him know he'll always be there for him. He's also a racist who doesn't allow black people in his home. The fact that he [[ObliviouslyEvil sees no conflict between those two points]] is what really infuriates Jim.


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* WhamLine: Mr Carlton politely turning down Jim's offer to help by saying they don't allow black people in the house and using a considerably less PC term while doing so. This comes after an extended polite conversation in which Carlton heaped praise on Jim, telling him he'd brought pride not only to the town but the whole state and saying how he'd always be there for Jim who he clearly sees as being like his own son. It drives home that all the achievements Jim and the others have racked up hasn't changed race relations in the slightest.
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* TotallyRadical: Of sorts. On the rare occasions when the others cause Malcolm to break out of his stoic preacher persona, he yells at them with slang that would have been outdated in 1964. Justified, as he was the oldest of the group and the language he grew up with as a small-time criminal in New York City would have been much different than what the others would have been familiar with.

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* TotallyRadical: Of sorts. On the rare occasions when the others cause Malcolm to break out of his stoic preacher persona, he yells at them with slang that would have been outdated in 1964. Justified, as he was the oldest of the group and the language he grew up with as a small-time criminal in New York City UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity would have been much different than what the others would have been familiar with.
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* TheWhitestBlackGuy: Malcolm X throws this at Sam Cooke, accusing him of ignoring the civil rights struggle by trying to court white audiences with his smooth, unthreatening music.

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* TheWhitestBlackGuy: Malcolm X throws this at Sam Cooke, accusing him of ignoring the civil rights struggle by trying to court white audiences with his smooth, unthreatening music.music.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Malcolm is constantly looking over his shoulder at white men trailing him, suspecting them of being FBI agents, and checks the hotel room up and down for bugs. [[spoiler:He later sees some of these men speaking with one of his Nation bodyguards, confirming his suspicions of them as well.]]

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* ProperlyParanoid: Malcolm is constantly looking over his shoulder at white men trailing him, suspecting them of being FBI agents, {{FBI agent}}s, and checks the hotel room up and down for bugs. [[spoiler:He later sees some of these men speaking with one of his Nation bodyguards, confirming his suspicions of them as well.]]
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Malcolm, Cassius, and Jim don't think much about the Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheRollingStones, though Sam, being much more in tune with the business, suspects they will continue to grow in popularity in the States and has already invested in the British Invasion.

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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Malcolm, Cassius, and Jim don't think much about the Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheRollingStones, though Sam, being much more in tune with the business, suspects they will continue to grow in popularity in the States and has already invested in the British Invasion.UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion.
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* AwesomeEgo: Played with by Cassius. He's incredibly cocky and loves to brag, but he's more than able to back it up. He also truly cares about his friends and freely calls Jim "the strongest man in the world."
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It tells of the night after [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Cassius Clay]] (Creator/EliGoree) beat Sonny Liston to win the Heavyweight boxing championship. He decides to celebrate at a hotel with his spiritual advisor UsefulNotes/MalcolmX (Kingsley Ben-Adir) and his friends, the NFL star [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNamesToKnow Jim Brown]] (Creator/AldisHodge) and singer Music/SamCooke (Creator/LeslieOdomJr). Over the course of the evening, these four Black icons debate their careers, lives, and roles in the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.

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It tells of the night after [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Cassius Clay]] (Creator/EliGoree) beat Sonny Liston to win the Heavyweight boxing championship. He decides to celebrate at a hotel with his spiritual advisor UsefulNotes/MalcolmX (Kingsley Ben-Adir) and his friends, the NFL star [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNamesToKnow [[UsefulNotes/NFLOffensivePlayers Jim Brown]] (Creator/AldisHodge) and singer Music/SamCooke (Creator/LeslieOdomJr). Over the course of the evening, these four Black icons debate their careers, lives, and roles in the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.
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It tells of the night after [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Cassius Clay]] (Creator/EliGoree) beat Sonny Liston to win the Heavyweight boxing championship. He decides to celebrate at a hotel with his spiritual advisor UsefulNotes/MalcolmX (Kingsley Ben-Adir) and his friends, the NFL star [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNamesToKnow Jim Brown]] (Creator/AldisHodge) and singer Music/SamCooke (Creator/LeslieOdomJr). Over the course of the evening, these four Black icons debate their careers, lives, and roles in the UsefulNotes/CivilRightbsMovement.

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It tells of the night after [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Cassius Clay]] (Creator/EliGoree) beat Sonny Liston to win the Heavyweight boxing championship. He decides to celebrate at a hotel with his spiritual advisor UsefulNotes/MalcolmX (Kingsley Ben-Adir) and his friends, the NFL star [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNamesToKnow Jim Brown]] (Creator/AldisHodge) and singer Music/SamCooke (Creator/LeslieOdomJr). Over the course of the evening, these four Black icons debate their careers, lives, and roles in the UsefulNotes/CivilRightbsMovement.
UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.

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