Touches You

One of my all time favorites.

Must See Movie...

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Offers great insight into the story of the man, Muhammad Ali aka Cassius Clay. An incredible and outspoken boxer who transcended boxing, and even all of sports. It begins with the journey of a man, the principles he fought for, the trials and tribulations he had to face throughout his life to stand for these principles he believed in, the courage rebellion, and his continuous evolution, reverence and relevance in public folklore, with a popularity that went soaring in the 60s and 70s, and later come to be known as the greatest of all time. Its a genuine tribute to the man, who will not be forgotten, and stands as an inspiration to millions of people, for generations to come.

"The legal battles of the great American boxer against being conscripted into the US military during the Vietnam War."Maybe my reading comprehension has failed, but I am given the impression from reading that description the major basis for this movie would be about Ali and his fight against his draft status and the Vietnam war. As a atheist/agnostic I find this incredibly deceiving. Instead of the focus of the film being about historic legal battle(s) that went all the way to the US Supreme Court, it is a focus of religious beliefs and specifically the Nation of Islam. For me legal battle was more impactful to my life and thousands if not millions of others than anthing else Ali did including his boxing career. Ali's religious beliefs are not because I find religious debate and Islam bashing by the right wing horrible and just another form of racism similar to anti-immigration. Note the Director of this film Bill Siegel is very anti-Islamic has even wrote a book talking about radical Islam and how it is destroying/destroyed America! "The Control Factor: Our Struggle to See the True Threat"I suggest you not watch this film and instead watch many other better documentaries about Ali. Even Will Smiths portrayal in Ali is better. To me this whole film was made because Ali said many things that were hurtful to non-blacks in a very hard and historic time in our nations history. Now since Ali said those things and is a historic figure in Islam this is a way to bash Islam without bashing Islam. Now it's hard for me to fault Ali for saying the things he said because at the time blacks were not treated as equals and thus still had a lot to fight for and Ali was the epitome of this. Shame on you Bill Siegel!

This is NOT about Muhammad Ali. This is about the Islam Muslim religion. I have nothing but expletives for the people who created, produced, marketed, and released this insult.Over 90% of this film is heavily weighted with Muslim comments, history, and (in my opinion) propaganda. This film even goes so far as to proclaim that marrying a virgin is a "Jackpot". (Women are only a commodity) As a Muhammad Ali fan my entire life, I was not just disappointed with this film, I was also insulted, and angry. This film made me doubt why I ever admired Muhammad Ali in the first place."The Trials Of Muhammad Ali" is not some vast account of trials and tribulations. It is overwhelmingly about the Muslim religion, and uses Ali as a poster boy. It's entirely about Muslim faith. I felt I had been deceived by the title and promised an inside view into the life of someone whom I thought was a great boxer and American hero.My opinion now stands as muddied. My memories of the champ sullied by this absolute pile of dung. Though I continued to try to watch the entire documentary, it was painful to sit through it. I kept hoping the angle of the story would change. It did not.Further into the film, a photo snapshot boldly stood out and I rewound it to see the still image. In my opinion, as someone who has been repairing digital photographs for over ten years, that photo was blatantly doctored. I tried to convince myself that it was just a happenstance, but further on I saw another doctored photo. I had to wonder, 'To what lengths will they go?' Not only do the makers of this horrible excuse for a film try to use Muhammad Ali to bring attention to the Muslim religion, they literally dare all African American people to join them in their fight, against all other RACES.

The career of world champion boxer Muhammad Ali has been explored and celebrated in a number of documentaries and two biopics (one of which even starred Ali as himself), but this fascinating and revealing documentary looks at that bleak period of his career when he was stripped of his titles and vilified for refusing to be conscripted into the US army at the height of the Vietnam War. Following his triumphs at the 1964 Olympics and his recent wins to claim the world heavyweight championship Ali converted to Islam, under the influence of Elijah Muhammad, the charismatic but outspoken head of the American Nation of Islam movement. He changed his name from Cassius Clay and became something of an outspoken supporter of Islam himself, denouncing the racism of American culture. His controversial stance as a conscientious objector who refused to enlist and fight in Vietnam on religious grounds made him unpopular. Most people are aware of the basic details of Ali's actions, but few probably know of what happened to him during that five year period. Not only were there trials in the Supreme Court to try and overturn his jail sentence, Ali also faced the court of public opinion as many in America disagreed with his stance. And more lately he faces the more personal struggle as he battles the crippling effects of Parkinson's Disease. Director Bill Siegel (The Weather Underground, etc) draws upon extensive archival footage to put Ali's controversial stance in the larger historical context of the whole Civil Rights movement and the divisive racism of the era. He also uses lots of candid and revealing interviews with the likes of Ali's brother, one of his ex-wives, a veteran sports journalist, and the sole surviving member of his original management group to fill provide some colourful anecdotes and insights into Ali's complex yet charismatic character.