Who would have ever thought, an African American being a fast enough runner to compete with the worlds most elite athletes in the Olympic games! Sounds like a whole lot of fiction right? I'm sure you are all wondering who this science fiction premise ever got made in the first place! It never ceases to amaze me how ridiculously ignorant and idiotic people used to be (and some still are) when I watch these period pieces. So we have the true story of Jesse Owens which I hope you all know because it was an amazing and intricate part of our history. This dude was not only fast, and I mean really fast, but could quite possibly be one of our histories greatest athletes. His struggles on and off the field along with the bigotry he had to endure over his life of incredible achievements was unreal. Even after winning multiple gold medals in the Olympic games, he was still treated less than a man upon returning home. I didn't realize who involved Hitler was with the process of allowing him to run in these games and what part he played as a sore looser once the gold was won by Owens. This was an inspiring movie that really kept you wanting more but fell somewhat short. They probably could have taken a page out of Disney's book in order to spice things up a little but overall a pretty good flick.
FYI: The part of Owens was almost given to the dude from the new Star Wars, thank God!!!!!
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