Invictus

Invictus


Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Reviewed by: awesomeVia, 16
Rating: Really liked it


I had always admired Nelson Mandela for his work and I still do. In this movie, I actually predicted that Morgan Freeman would play Nelson Mandela someday, and he did in this movie.

The movie is basically about how the South Africa rugby team always had a losing streak and Mandela wants to fix it up for the good of South Africa's image. The team captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) takes honor in Mandela and does all he can to improve the team. There were still struggles in apartheid even after Mandela is elected president.

About Matt Damon's role as Francois Pienaar, I saw this extra that talked about how he had get down and dirty while playing rugby and how he got to improve his role by talking to the real-live Francois Pienaar. I guess that explains why he got the Oscar Nomination in 2010 for Best Supporting Actor.

The ending is a victorious one.


Recommended to: Everyone