At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A documentary that adapts James Baldwin's unfinished book 'Remember This House' recounting the lives and assassinations of Martin Luther King Jnr., Malcolm X and Medgar Evers. Not much to say other than this one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. Powerful material delivered like a story with the aid of archival footage, photographs, newsreels, Hollywood film clips, debates from the civil right era all to suggest Baldwin's writings. Nominated for the Best Documentary Academy Award, 'I Am Not Your Negro' is a rare cinematic achievement about an issue that is still so relevant today. You can't take your eyes off it nor your mind.

Greetings from Lithuania.As the one who doesn't live in America and has nothing to do with the events shown here, i can only say that i did enjoyed this documentary "I Am Not Your Negro" (2016). There were some truly important and hardly seen documentary videos about the past in the USA, some footage showing well known people. "I Am Not Your Negro" is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson who uses his voice to tell words of James Baldwin - an activist of which i have never heard before. It also mainly focuses about his thoughts and relationships with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr and Medgar Evers. His thoughts were insightful and interesting to hear.Overall, is a well made and important documentary, but it didn't involved me as much as i kinda expected it to have. All in all this is a definitely a not bad documentary to see it once.

The form Raoul Peck has chosen for this documentary is quite original. It consists of two elements: the words of author James Baldwin about the black struggle in the US, read aloud by Samuel L. Jackson, and archive footage and images depicting the way the US has treated race relations in the last century.The effect of the combination is powerful. Everyone knows how Afro-Americans have been treated and are still treated in the US, but seeing all the violence, the hatred and the discrimination concentrated in a 90-minute succession of images, remains shocking. The words of Baldwin are, in a way, a contrast. He is a civilized voice in an uncivilized society. In the archive footage of his speeches and interviews, he is always calm and composed, eloquent and sophisticated.Baldwin's book is about three murdered activists: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. The film doesn't explain their ideologies and differences in depth, it lets the images speak for themselves. A very interesting aspect of the film is the way Baldwin analyzes some well-known films of that era.But the strongest moments of the film are not the scenes of black struggle, but the images showing how America saw itself. The promotion films about the scenery and the recreational possibilities of the country, the photographs of happy, smiling and prosperous families, and the films with Doris Day and Gary Cooper. What Baldwin and Peck show, is how little consideration this white, rich, middle-class America gave to the plight of the black community.Although the subject of the film is extremely interesting and important, the combination of literature with images requires a lot from the viewer. It takes much energy to focus on the words and on the images at the same time. And after a while, when the novelty wears off and the message has been delivered, I had more difficulty to keep concentrated. At the same time, Peck has made an impressive movie.

Films like this are needed. I am sure there will be many people who believe that having so many documentaries about race (this, 13th, O.J.:Made in America) all came out within the same year is too much. To that, I say the more and more films that address these issues, the less people will be able to ignore or pretend that these issues still do exist. What I found fascinating about this is that it's not told in your typical format, and perhaps in that way it's different from those other films. Since it is based on a novel it does present itself as a collection of a man's thoughts on the world that he lives in. It's engrossing, intriguing, personal, and incredibly relevant. Definitely recommended.