When We Where Kings Documentary studies by Tristan The documentary, When We Were Kings, is the story of Muhammad Ali's return to Africa to regain his title as heavyweight boxing champion of the world from George Forman. As the filmmaker follows the fight to Africa, we see the build up to the championship fight as well as a connotative story developing regarding the nation of Africa. With the use of actuality footage, archival footage and …showed first 75 words of 869 total…

…showed last 75 words of 869 total…as dramatic and interesting as possible. The rhythm of the music consistently played in the background, the diversity of cultures shown, the anticipation through the build up to the fight and finally, Ali's achievement in conquering George Forman, are all effective means of maintaining the viewers' interest. I think this documentary succeeds in portraying Muhammad Ali not only as an admirable man, but as a legend who has well earned his place in sporting history.