South Africa and Apartheid in Film

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? Something that surprised me every time was the level of explicit violence that they showed in the movie, as when they killed the enemies with knives / machetes and even set them on fire while still alive. But, the best part for me was when  the old black man told the story  of when they were being attacked ; he was in his mother's house with his son, he heard that the whites were giving them orders not to talk and just shoot, then he went to see how his wife was to finally find her lying on the floor with her intestines out of her body, then went to see his baby and realized they had murdered his three-month-old son.  I think that his story was very moving. Something that I didn't like were the characters. It bothered me that they were white people with privileges even when they were mixed with the blacks. And  I couldn't sympathize really with any of them. 2.  How does the film make y...

1. Who was your favorite character from the film? Why? From the beginning, when Doctor Ramphele came out on scene I thought she was going to be one of my favorite characters. She doesn't allow any person to despise her or "look at less" simply because she has black skin color, she imposes herself in front of whites and I love that. And, obviously Steve Biko and Donald Woods for the fight that each one does, and the relationship that they come to form 2. What was your favorite scene from the film? Why? There were several parts of the movie that I liked a lot, like when Donald Woods says "don't blame all the whites for apartheid" or when Biko confronts the judge and he says that they use violence, but Steve tells him that they are now in a confrontation but there is no violence applied. Also small details like when Woods's children embrace the maid to celebrate the new year. However, one of the scenes that I liked the most was Biko's...

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? This movie was very different from the previous ones mainly because it's about normal people, and that's one of the things I liked the most.  We can observe a black man having a normal life, where it's shows that he is being educated next to white men (even if he's sitting at the end of the room). The scenography or setting was also something that I liked and I noticed too much. There was a big difference between the dwellings of the whites and the blacks, since in the first one you see everything green and with water to spare, while that of the others is completely dry and brown. In addition, whenever the whites did an outdoor activity, we see industries, or the plant actually, in the background. And, finally, the scene that I liked the most was when they made a comparison of the singing. The whites sang celebrating the genocide they had committed and gave them recognition medals, while the blacks sang...

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? I like the development of the thought that exists about the struggle of the blacks. The relationship between James and Mandela seemed incredible to me, and that is why I highlight a scene that I liked very much, which is at the end when they ascend to the position that James' wife wanted for him almost 20 years ago, and Mandela looks at him with a face of pride. Something that I didn’t like, although it’s something technical and very random, is the physical aspect of the protagonists over the years. It's okay for the children to grow up and everything, but Gregory and his wife didn’t noticed the advance of that, so a person realizes that the movie is filmed within a not very long period of time, and sometimes that deconcentrated me from the important plot. I know it's weird but that happened to me watching the movie. 2. Who was the character you liked the most and the character you liked the...

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? I really liked this movie because it made me feel so many emotions while I was watching it. On several occasions I felt like crying from impotence, like when they showed shootings towards innocent people or children. But many times I felt a lot of pride, especially when all the discriminated ones united to fight the white supremacy. Something that I don't like, but the not only about the film, is the same about what this theme revolves, the superiority (given by themselves) of the whites. How they discriminated and looked at people at least simply because of the color of their skin. I also liked the use of archive material to show the reality, how it was and the consequences of the wars. Moreover, they showed me more the life of Winnie, of which I didn't have much knowledge. 2. In your own words, how would you compare the "various Mandelas;" the ones from the article and the one from the film?...