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Originally Posted by 33girl
Didn't his family really oppose the movie in general? I thought Spike did it to avoid getting sued for misrepresentation. But I may have made that up. I know he did say he wanted to emphasize how Malcolm was let down by every strong male figure (his dad, West Indian Archie, Baines, Elijah Muhammed) in his life.
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The book we had for class, by Paula Massood had the chapter on Malcolm X called "Spike, don't mess Malcom up" which I thought was kind of a funny title. His widow, Betty Shabazz consulted on Malcolm X, so it doesn't appear she was completely opposed to the film.
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