Invictus Film Analysis

Invictus Film review.
The Film called Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a Legendary Sports Biographical Drama directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood created the film to show the power of sport and how Rugby alone managed to unite the mighty nation of South Africa, during their terrible post-apartheid era, which included high tension due to the racial discrimination between members of their nation which had been present for the previous 50 years. The film’s leading character, Nelson Mandela, is played by Morgan Freeman, who is the first black president of South Africa, and the film cast also includes Matt Damon, who plays the legendary Springbok captain, Francois Pienaar, who works with Mandela to unite all the races of South Africa. The film reflects on the struggles of South Africa and reaches out to the audience, knowing that many would have lived through the terrible apartheid period and Eastwood uses this too seek to inform them on the massive change that South Africa went through as a result of the effective and immense leadership of Nelson

This is another very important scene where Mandela reveals his intentions and aspirations for the South African rugby team and the fast approaching world cup. Pienaar gets invited to Mandela’s office and sit down with him for some tea. They talk and Mandela asks “What are our chances for the world cup?” Pienaar is stunned as the All Blacks are very firm favourites to win the world cup. Pienaar is at a loss for words, realising what the president was insinuating. To inspire him, Mandela shares with Pienaar his favourite poem, titled “Invictus”, which kept him going whilst imprisoned on Robben Island. He explains that “Invictus” is Latin for ‘Undefeated’ or ‘Unbeatable’ and has a very deep meaning in the eyes of Mandela. All these actions show Mandela’s leadership, and how he strove to unite his country against all