Watched quite a few movie during the trip, I observe a trend. I like american football related films and it always involves Black and White fight.
Invictus
Clint Eastwood movie. Partly due to Morgan Freeman, I want to see how he acts as president Mandela. Ha. He attempts to unite the country via soccer. Ya, it was a risk and he really risks his position as a new black president then despite of the racial tensions. I am glad that he treats his country needs and welfare more than himself. Matt daemon as Francois Pienaar is a white captain.
Mandela sent a subtle message to Pienaar, "if the Springboks can gain the support of non-white South Africans and succeed in the upcoming World Cup, the country will be unified and inspired."
Mandela actually played 'tricks' to make the team realize that they play for the nation and via those side trips, they get in touch with the people. Eventually the whole stadium was filled with springbok supporters, regardless of race. Cool. It's important to establish a clear goal so that you know where are you moving toward to. Ha.
They won the 1995 rugby world cup!
The blind side
Starred by Sandra Bullock as Leigh, it's based on a real story. A cool one. Really! Sandra won academy award for best actress.
Michael Oher is a black and after much hassle, with the help of Sean, he got enrolled to a Christian school. SJ is a cute character, funny little guy. He befriended with Mike, the big Mike.
Leigh is the key character of the movie, she is so personal and despite being mocked by her friends, she persist on keeping Mike with her and eventually adopt him as her son. The Sean family welcome him as part of the family. This warms Mike's heart and he began to show improvements in his studies and American football. His strength is in 'protective instincts', tested 98% of that. Ha.
In order to make him a successful person, the Sean family spent $$ and effort by hiring a private tutor, Ms Sue to improve his grades. The crux of choosing between Mississippi & Tennessee is interesting twist. Kekek.
The nice part about this movie is.. It is quite personal. It shows someone care and love for those who are different from them. It shows human sympathy and empathy for others. It shows selfless love. It is also nice that they insert Christian values in it, and there is a scene showing them saying grace during the meal. How sweet.
Remember the Titans
Also nice. You can see how hard to unite the 2 races and how this captain, Gerry is willingly to mix with the black guy and eventually help to persuade his girlfriend to accept his black teammates. Sadly, he got paralyzed from waist down after a car accident while celebrating their victory after the game.
The team is lead by Coach Boone, a new black coach and Coach Yoast, a white guy. You can see they have different management styles and ways to tame the team. What touches most is Yoast sacrifices his potential coach place by choosing to be faithful to coach Boone, who is his 'rival'
It's complicated
Messy and horrible relationship. That's all I can say. Meryl streep has her charm despite her age. Ha.
Phantom of the Opera
For the sake of reminiscing my musical the night before. Simply enjoying the music by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. ;p
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