Untold: Malice at the Palace (2021)
Season 1, Episode 1
7/10
Mind provoking and eye opening
6 May 2024
Based upon one of the infamous brawls in the NBA, this apparent Untold documentary series quite dispatches the events of the Malice at the Palace. Not much new information is shared in which people who are familiar of the in depth situation haven't seen or heard of already. Although it is very well made and well edited. Great transitions throughout. It isn't too long and it focuses more so on the main players point of views.

Released in 2021, nearly 17 years after the brawl occurre, it still felt like many of the people didn't take accountability or were still playing the victim. Noticeable from the Pistons fan who was interviewed, as well as former Pacers players Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson, and former Piston Ben Wallace. The main culprit in Ron Artest definitely seemed more fazed and realized his mistake, although still had a jokey sense to him. These events did have an apparent impact on the then-future of the league.

For something released nearly 17 years since the incident, a lot of the footage used was actually clear and easy to identify. It is highly impressive how many different cameras are monitored in these sporting arenas events. We can only image how many more there are and higher quality is in today's time. We sort of question as to why it took 17 years for this documentary to come out.

Lastly as another reviewer pointed out, this is quite a short docu-series episode and it did feel like some things were missing. Felt like they have added in more but the way it is, is still highly informative and eye opening.
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