Less than 24 hours ago, the death of Johnny Clegg, South African musician who sang against the apartheid was announced. He was a friend of the revolutionist, Nelson Mandela and was an avid partaker in the South African uprising. Coinciding with Mandela day, it has prompted many questions about Nelson Mandela. For us, we will like to know which apartheid movies about Nelson Mandela are more accurate.
Lots of movies that chronicle the life of this revolutionary leader has been made and in his lifetime Mandela acquired many followers. Making a movie in his honour is a refreshing concept for followers who seek to carry his legacy onward. There are two movies about Nelson Mandela, his life and legacy which we like to remember him with.
Nelson Mandela Movies
‘Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me’: Khalo Metabane takes a presumptive look at Mandela’s legacy in The Myth and Me.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: This was an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name. It is an unconventional biopic that achieves only one-quarter of what it was looking forward to. But it gives us a lot about Mandela to deserve this reference. The movie can hardly be compared to most other Mandela biopics but appears to be a more complete and proper biographical piece in terms of scope.
The movie gives us satisfaction in a lot of ways and mostly with the way that Idris Elba captures the true essence of Mandela’s personality. However, most parts of the movie presented Mandela as an imaginary hero when in fact this is a real story. Everyone else in his life was almost invisible. They also avoided digging too deep and leaving out important events. Some moments that should have manifested as actual dramatic incident were revealed as though they were coincidental. Only tiny bits of the movie reflects the controversial personality that Mandela is in his marriage.
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