Invictus

Invictus (2009)
MPAA Rating: PG 13
Reviewed by Franco Schiaffino on October 30th, 2014
Genre: Sports, Drama
With: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Distributor: Warner Bros Pictures

Invictus is a great movie released on 2009 starred by Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon and directed by the famous and great director Clint Eastwood. Basically is about the union of two races throughout rugby. "The times changes, we need to change as well" are some of the most shocking phrases of the captain François Pienaar "Matt Damon".

This director based this movie and was inspired by the real case of south Africa that was governed by a cruel and racist dictator that gave all the rights to the white people, that were the minority and removed all the rights to the black people that were the great majority. Obviously, it originated protester groups of black people that wanted to have the same rights than the whites. All that people that were part of these groups were condoned to jail. In these groups the lider was Nelson Mandela, who was condoned for 27 years.

And in this part is when the movie starts. Mandela's conviction was finishes. He postulated to president and won the elections. Both black and white people thought that the black revenge was starting, but no. Mandela wanted the union of these two races. And he knew perfectly how: by the rugby. The rugby was a white's sport. Only the white people would go to the stadium to support "The Wallabies" and the people that would go to the stadium, would go to support the other team. Mandela with a lot of ways, achieved the union of the two race and something else.

If I would have to evaluate in the grading scale of 1 to 11, I would put it 11. This is a movie very recommendable and in my opinion, necessary to watch. I think that because the story of the movie is so good, the actors too, the sound effects too and most important because when you finish watching it your view of the life and of the other people, changes a lot.