El Enzo's things reviews

1.- In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? I didn’t like the film so much. Not to say that I didn’t enjoy it, but I wouldn’t say it is the best by any chance. Maybe, the thing that I liked the most was the African culture representation through the few stick fights and the use of xhusa language. The movie tries to show a side of the society during the apartheid struggle, the whites who were against white supremacy, and uses Gregory as his symbol. However, isn’t shown to be fighting or something, if anything, he was helping the government by giving them information. That’s the point I disliked the most about this film. They had a point of view that isn’t considered at all, but they wasted it and instead fell into making a mediocre Hollywood movie that, if it wasn’t for the controversy surrounding it, would be forgotten.   2.- Who was the character you liked the most and the character you liked the least in the film? Why? I can't say that I liked an...

1.- In general, what did you like and dislike about the film?      This movie does a really good job as a Nelson Mandela biography, having a great focus on his role in the struggle for the elimination of the apartheid, his participation on the African National Congress (ANC) and his relationship with his wife, Winnie Mandela. The production value here is really good, everything from the actors and performances to the scenarios and photography has a great quality.      Something I didn’t like about the film is the way that the relationships between Mandela and other characters are developed. For example, his friendship with his prison guard James Gregory is only implied, but never really shown or confirmed. The same can be said about many of his companions on the ANC. This can be because of the short duration of the movie, as the makers had to fit almost every part of Mandela's life in two hours and a half. The exception to this is his relationship ...