![]() ![]() Please next time more jazz, soul, gospel. There is soooo much good music from the 60's that I don't understand the choice. I don't give it a ten simply because of the choice of music. everything is of great quality in my opinion. ![]() The costumes, the cars, the atmosphere of the 60s, everything perfectly measured, wonderful.! The combination of real images in black and white is a true wonder! The political messages, the tension, the action, the dialogues. The political part is not boring since it is explained in a simple way so that everyone can understand it. The story is very well detailed, full of political history based on true events, you learn a lot. Gigante and Bumpy ( D'Onofrio and Whitaker) are absolutely fantastic, what a bunch of actors, not to mention the rest of the actors, who are many, absolutely wonderful.!!! It's not just about two enemy gangs, the mafia, drugs and Harlem, it's much more than that. This series is great, one of the best! It is so realistic that you almost live in it. Watch it, allow yourself to be drawn in, and enjoy. All the characters are layered and complex even if the bad they do is heavier than the good they do. It's not a battle between good and evil or even evil and evil. Pretty much all of the characters bring something to the show whether you like them or not. I'm sure much of it is dramatized and it may ruffle some feathers. Cassius Clay fighting Doug Jones for a shot at the title, the march on Washington on August 28, 1963, the Kennedy assassination, and the Malcolm X/Nation of Islam saga. While that theme plays out with its ebbs and flows, we get to see other historical events play out (sometimes with actual footage). He wants Harlem for himself and a certain Vincent "Chin" Gigante (Vincent D'0nofrio) would like nothing more than to eliminate Bumpy Johnson altogether. The main theme is Bumpy Johnson's battle with the Italian Mafia. I'm not saying these people were all portrayed accurately, but they were significant historical figures and significant in the show. ![]() So, while the main character is Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) we get to see people like Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Adam Clayton Powell, and Elijah Muhammad. Harlem was a hotbed of activity during that time. The 60's in and of themselves were historically significant to America in general and Black Americans in particular. And I would have done so if it weren't for the historical tie ins. This show could easily be dismissed as another gangster/crime syndicate show upon first glance. ![]()
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