
WATCHING the riveting “The Trials of Muhammad Ali,” my mind kept returning to “42.”
It’s unfortunate that tonight is the final screening of the Ali film during its world premiere run at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Most viewers won't see it until it premieres on PBS next year. It has one strong similarity to “42,” the film about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. (http://www.ow.ly/jZyqh)

Director and co-producer Bill Siegel uses MA’s refusal to fight in the Vietnam War and the court trials that followed as a jumping-off point to examine a young man’s evolution from a bodacious, loquacious boy from Louisville, Kentucky to the dignified, laconic man the world knows today as The Greatest.

Though "The Trials of Muhammad Ali" ostensibly refers to his court appearances, other trials are apparent. He was tried by the media, some fellow blacks, sports peers and America.
Muhammad Ali withstood his trials with defiance and determination. He's a great example to us all.
“The Trails of Muhammad Ali” has its final screening tonight at 9. Visit http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival to learn more about it and the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, including tickets and schedule. Rx.
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