Synopsis: Invictus account the true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South African rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite the country. The newly elected President Mandela is aware that the nation remains divided both racially and economically in the aftermath of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people through the universal language of sport, supports the homeless Mandela South African Rugby team when, with little chance, participating in the 1995 World Championships. Clint Eastwod remains without a doubt and with extraordinary effect, one of the best storytellers that the U.S. film industry has today. Only by investigating some of his films as director from 2003 to date, we will realize the sheer quality that have had their latest productions. For these years have passed excellent films like "Mystic River," "Million Dollar Baby," "The Conquest of Honor," "Letters From Iwo Jima," "The Substitute" and the downright brilliant "Gran Torino."
In 2009, Eastwood was immersed in an ambitious and very, very interesting priori clear picture of the amazing and dramatic story of how back in 1995, Nelson Mandela used the flags of the sport (more specifically to be your host Rugby World Cup that year) to try to unite a nation mired in a deep racism called apartheid after he suffered for many years that country.
Based on a book by John Carlin and adapted to the big screen by screenwriter Anthony Peckham (Do not Say a Word "with Michael Douglas and" Sherlock Holmes "), Estawood again with this film offer a more than worthy demonstration of the most important thing in any film product is, without doubt, have a good story. Neither more nor less.
History focuses primarily on early government of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa and his tireless struggle to unite a country with huge problems of all kinds, but above all, enormous problems of racism that even after assuming his position was virtually impossible to eradicate. Mandela saw an opportunity to unite the nation, or at least try, something that had deep roots in the white population of his nation, as it was until then the selected South African Rugby.
Next to organize global specialty in 1995, Mandela decided to deepen every effort for an entire nation listed in the column behind one goal: Winning that competition sport and that it served to pacify a nation mired in the deepest of racial violence through education and the importance of sport in the lives of people. Anthony
Pecham rounded a script ultimately very right about his story and perfectly divided into two sections well separated and contrasting each other.
The first one focusing on policy issues arising from the Mandela government and its many problems and getting the second and fully in sports competition that will serve as a spearhead for the unification of the nation.
The leadership of the great Clint Eastwood was really remarkable. Both in the narrative of his entire first half as the spectacular filming of sports sequences, Eastwood again shows his mastery behind the camera unmistakable. Panoramic views of the stadiums and excellent camera movements in the World Cup matches are some neat technical details that the movie has. That mastery
Eastwood behind the camera has obviously spread within them, and although Damon's performance is very correct but not huge, no doubt we can say the opposite about the great performance by Morgan Freeman. We know to do a character biography is not every day and that nothing is easy. However, Freeman manages (and how!) To impersonate a very effective way to Nelson Mandela in his first years in office.
Ultimately, "Invictus" is a very good drama film about a really interesting story. Unite a country through sport do not think it possible to this level, but I think the kick is given the same can lead to such amazing stories and powerful as those that are recounted here. Highly recommended.
Movie Rating: Very Good.
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