Intertextuality plays an integral role in the understanding and perception of a text. The attitudes that the viewer’s hold on the social commentaries are formed in part by the context that the author creates but also from their own context in the form of past experiences and knowledge of other texts. The feature documentary When We Were Kings directed by Leon Gast is set in 1974 and deals with the lead up to and actual fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, this is widely known as the greatest fight of all time. Gast utilises a number of techniques such as structure, juxta positioning, shot construction and symbolism in order to convey to the viewer the social commentaries of that time and also to position the viewer to fell a certain way towards them. The social commentaries found in Leon Gast's When We Were Kings are identity, freedom, growth, religion and individuality. Through readings and viewing of other texts such as the movies Ali and Remember the Titans and the lyrics of the song “When We Were Kings” viewers are able to form or reinforce positive attitudes upon the social commentaries of in

“Now is the time, here is the mountain top”

“When one man climbs, the rest are lifted up”

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