The Hurricane, based on the book by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

The Hurricane, based on the book by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

The Hurricane is an excellent motion picture about the fight of a determined, brave, strong, gritty, innocent, resilient boxer that has been wrongfully sentenced to a few life sentences.

When he was only a boy, he has defended a friend who was about to be molested by a vicious pedophile, who turned against Rubin and brought the boy to the edge of a cliff where he was ready to push and kill him, when the struggling child managed to save himself by using a knife.

In racist America, instead of praising the boy and sentencing the adult, the court placed behind bars the boy, up to the age of twenty one.

In this institution for juvenile offenders, Della Pesca, the epitome of evil, a devil with human face becomes the enemy of the hero and this harpy would not stop until he would destroy his opponent.

Once out of the detention center, Rubin Carter becomes a reputable, strong, skilled boxer.

He is portrayed by the legendary Denzel Washington, who has the usual magnificent performance.

Rubin Carter is indeed so good that he is called The Hurricane, given that other fighters cannot stand in the way of this phenomenon of nature.

He has a strong will, determination, will to power, perseverance, openness, perspective that would eventually bring him to the top and later on, help him survive.

He is such an accomplished boxer that the world championship is within his reach, for he sends to the floor the best in his category, Middle Weight.

Alas, all these hopes come tumbling down when he is accused of murdering three people in a bar, based on false testimonies, forged documents and the racism of the police force, prosecutors and finally judges.

Other boxers and celebrities rally to his cause, Cassius Clay, Ellen Burstyn and others, but to no avail, for twice the higher courts maintain the judgements, discouraging the hero, who is now protesting by staying up at night, not leaving his cell.

When he was brought in the prison, he refused to wear the uniform of convicts, knowing he is innocent and therefore he was sent to isolation for a month.

An African American teenager learns about his cause and together with his Canadian friends bring hope to the victim of Della Pesca and a vicious, racist justice system.

They not just move near their new friend, The Hurricane, but make all the efforts to reopen his case, find witnesses, flaws, forged signatures- one by the villain of this story.

A wonderful motion picture about friendship, dedication, loyalty, Justice and its opposite, humanity, Courage, kindness and love.