Man to Man

A sharp script crackles with tension as Dion and Malcolm trade mental blows while they work out. The visual sequencing cleverly intersperses shots of them talking and then boxing in full kit. They each have their own perception of racism and contrasting views on how to deal with it. It almost becomes an historical study of American civil rights. Malcolm represents the aggressive approach much like his namesake Malcolm X. Meanwhile Dion adopts the more cerebral tools of persuasion and intellect, which is reminiscent of Dr Martin Luther King.