Monday, June 21, 2010

Invictus: An inspiring movie

Invictus is an Oscar award winning movie. The movie has shown Clint Eastwood's good judge of actors. The movie starts in February 11,1990, the day Nelson Mandala was released from prison. It was also the year that he became president of the Republic of South Africa. President Mandala displayed his tremendous leadership skills during his years as president. Morgan Freeman was the best actor for President Mandala because he is the only actor in Hollywood that looks like Mandala and he displays the acting skills necessary to show us Mandala's leadership.
Morgan Freeman starts the movie with a speech that Mandala spoke to promote peace between the ANC and the other black people. When I saw his speaking style, it was like I can see Mandala speaking. His passion for helping South Africa was so strong that it made me want to cry. In apartheid South Africa, the white minority and the black majority are in constant conflict. Even in the rugby games, the blacks would cheer for every team that is competing against the white minority's team. In every way, Morgan Freeman shows me that he is Nelson Mandala. Rarely, would I see his talent and skill in other actors. His meeting with the captain of the rugby team is a good example of his leadership. He says, "The English gave us many things. Rugby being one of which,but afternoon tea was the best". It was like Mandala was speaking to us through Freeman. That would be impossible, but this is only my feeling.
Morgan Freeman's acting skills taught us the history of how Nelson Mandala brought whites and blacks together. His acting is at the center point of this movie. He showed us that sports can bring two different groups together. We all know that sports can bring peace, but not many of us knew how. Freeman showed us that a Rugby team needs to win the World Cup and that the team needs to open rugby clinics for poor South African children. He showed us that change takes time to except. It wasn't until the end that most of South Africa accepted Mandela. It is the same with Barack Obama. Obama is facing a lot of criticism , but we will eventually be grateful for his change.

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