Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Cast: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris,Tony Kgoroge(Walter Sisulu),Riaad Moosa(Ahmed Kathrada)

Director: Justin Chadwick 

Genre: Biography, History

It is a good watch. Hold yourself till the end. The movie takes time setting in, in order to appreciate it. :)

You may look forward to: 

• Idril Elba, of course! The only recollection i have of him is his character from 'Thor' :D What a significant transformation and beautiful outbreak. Doesnt quite resemble Mandela, yet the job done was pretty impactful. You dont feel the power or appreciate his role until sometime, only later when you realize the person who was most of his life just played around been used as a pivot while he lay imprisoned adding no value, does have the intellect and the leadership to have a word of his own. To go against his own race and his own beloved wife and make a decision which is completely and solely responsible to him. Takes some capacity doing that. 3 cheers for a role very well played :)
• Naomie Harris, a very strong role. Not just a trophy wife but much more. Woman of substance from the beginning. Raises a question on marital life of a man to a woman. Mandela's first wife didnt work out since she was just not meant for him while the second wife was a very strong support always. But yet, they had to part ways. The theory of how people evolve through the entire life and changes manifolds to only realize the person who suited you the most some time, now doesnt suit you at all. Yet people serve there purpose in life for which they were destined
• Tony Kgoroge and Riaad Moosa, were genuine supports to the character of Mandela. Absolutely, no demands or fighting for stakes

What you can sleep over:

Some sections of his biography may come out to be slightly shocking, specially the womanizer angle of Mandela. Perhaps, that the last thing you would expect to know about a person whom we have known out of respect only :D

The dampeners you should be aware of:

Some sections of the movie almost feels just going on without any impact or purpose. You keep wondering and scrutinizing the role of Mandela in the whole fight for the freedom, his significance, his sacrifice. Not very well depicted. All you grasp is: someone had to give up a life to prison for a better future of a race, so Mandela was the one who volunteered. You dont see the leader in him for very very long. That could be lack of detailed knowledge about the history or blame it on the director. Things move for long without much of any struggle.It is indeed a long and slow walk to freedom for the blacks in South Africa

  

My rating: 3/5