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Biographies are not easy to shoot
Jazmyne 2022-03-05 08:02:13
Perhaps the most impressive thing about Mandela as a great man who spent his whole life fighting for the people of South Africa and apartheid is the extraordinary spirit of continuing to fight for freedom after 27 years in prison. In the early part of the film, he was cheating with a young girl who supported his movement when he was young, which made people think that this biopic was going to be made into a good feature film, but it was only later that the film felt that the film was still a relatively weak textbook. Textbooks are as good as textbooks. Everything that should be narrated, glorified, and not worth mentioning are skipped, but I think it's a pity that Mandela's third wife is not mentioned. In addition, the introduction of the background is sometimes ambiguous, and the main turning points are briefly introduced in a few strokes. For example, after Mandela was imprisoned, his wife Winnie was actually relying on his influence (and later (plus his daughter) is constantly giving speeches and fighting, but it gives the impression that all of a sudden the pants will come, the president will be seen all of a sudden, the people will not be at war all of a sudden, the situation will be brought under control all of a sudden, maybe it's about For someone like me who has not studied the biography of Mandela and the modern history of South Africa, this film is still a bit lacking in depth and detail. After all, biographies are not easy to shoot, and the audience always wants to see something different from the one on Wikipedia. Things come, which requires the director to add a little bit of his own style to the selection of actors and event excerpts.
Extended Reading
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Hope 2022-03-28 09:01:13
How can the great Mandela be told clearly in a movie? If the biographies of celebrities cannot properly handle the primary and secondary relationship and grasp the key plots when adapting a film, the film will be long and without highlights, which is the so-called "running account documentary". Although this film cannot escape from this, there are still places worthy of recognition: the restoration of the shape, the reproduction of the fighting scenes, etc.
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Isidro 2022-03-16 09:01:09
A biographical film, a true and comprehensive reproduction of Mandela's life, there are struggles and compromises, warmth and love. His greatness lies not only in his lifelong struggle for the freedom of black South Africans, even enduring half his life in prison, but also in the replacement of revenge and hatred with forgiveness and reconciliation when freedom comes. Tribute to this great man.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom quotes
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Nelson Mandela: I have walked a long walk to freedom. It has been a lonely road, and it is not over yet. I know that my country, was not made to be a land of hatred. No one is born hating another person because the color of his skin. People learn to hate. They can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart.