Nelson Mandela Movie Analysis

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Racism has taken its place in our society for a long time. It didn’t just take place in the United States of America but in other regions of the world as well, including South Africa. One of the leaders that has brought peace to his society is a man named Nelson Mandela. A black man who became the president of South Africa in a period when racism existed. Nelson has faced a lot of problems because he was a black man. Invectus shows and explains the events that happened during his time. The movie has succeeded in almost every way, the scenes, the characters, the actors, the stetting etc. The movie tells a story of how Nelson Mandela the president of South Africa join forces with the captain of South Africa 's rugby team to unite and build …show more content…

There were black boys playing football on one side of the road. It was dirt and not a place for little boys play. On the other side of the road there were the white boys playing rugby. Their playground was clean and well prepared. In that scene Nelson was passing by and the coach of the Springboks tells his team “the day the country went to the dogs”. Nelson faces the problems where his people are being economically and racially divided by focusing on sports to bring the white and black people together. Moreover, by focusing on sports will help raise the economic status of his country. He asks the captain of the Springboks François Pienaar (Matt Damon) to win the world’s cup for their country. He made the team teach rugby to the poor towns instead of training so they know what they are playing for. The movie reached my line of satisfaction because of the scene when the plane was shown as if it was going on crash to the rugby field where the South Africa’s president was. However, that didn’t happen. It was a trick and there was a surprise in that scene that nobody has expected. The surprising element was carefully thought and delivered. There was no warning or moments that indicate something wrong will …show more content…

The tension lighting in the president office has made the audience feel how intense the job of a president is. The lighting used in each scene was like a beautiful piece of art worth looking at for a long time. The movie was beautifully organized and well prepared to show how each scene and moment was to reflect on the audience. Despite the tension that was built in Nelson Mandela’s life because of the racism he faced, he showed that there was no need to feel threatened by the white people any more. Also in some of the fun moments Nelson was focusing on work rather than having fun. Being a president maybe a job that requires focusing on more important stuff instead of fun events. However, Nelson showed that relationships could be built in so many different

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