Nelson Mandela Movie Summary

1. This movie really touches on a lot of issues concerning South African people faced as a nation. Nelson Mandela faced a nation of separation due to racial segregation and accomplish his goal by helping the South African team win the world cup. At the start of the movie, marginalization is evident as white rugby players have green grass, rugby clothes, and equipment, yet the black soccer players had old, ripped, and run down clothes playing on a dirt field. Mandel was released from prison and won the election over the white candidates. As soon as Mandela entered his office, his fellow white employees were packing up their things ready to leave. The black bodyguards became angry at the white bodyguards because they were basing it on the

As Mandela started his term of presidency he made sure that he was doing this for reconciliation. Mandela stated to his white employees, “The rainbow starts here, reconciliation starts here, and forgiveness starts here”. Mandela had a plan forgiveness and to unite South Africa by working together as a community. The unity of forming and bringing the rugby team together. He wanted to change the previously know “white South Africa” rugby team into the entire nation of the South African team with help from the captain of the team. Suddenly the race of the viewer not only stops being all white but the nation came together for an incredible run of the South African team in the world cup. Although blacks considered whites to be killing their people Mandela made sure to state the importance of unity. The fact of unity was hard subject because it was uniting two nations together as one. Mandela felt that rather than fighting economic situations, he must fight the small issues. The way diversity is dealt with is by the positive leadership of Mandela and the positivity of facing adversity. Mandela showed humility, great intellect, and helped achieve the smooth transition into a democratic nation. The idea that South Africa was one team and one

They all come together as “one Team one nation” and overcome the odds and win. All the people of South Africa were watching from the white families to the black from the rich people to the poor. The whole community came together that day to support their beloved country and the Springboks. They finally had pride in a sports team that demonstrated the struggles of developing a winning team. The idea that managing difficulties take time, but things will fall into place, just like the rugby team. The rugby team was a little nation due to different races, conflicting ideas, and stubbornness to change their ways. Pienaar followed in Mandela’s footsteps and introduced the team to new things little by little, such as learning the national anthem, bring them to prison to see what Mandela and others went through. As Pienaar lead by example, the dream of racially mixed society achieved the unrealistic goal of the Springboks winning the world cup. Their national pride seems to have been somewhat restored in the eyes of themselves, not to mention the rest of the world. South Africa was truly changed because of this one team and the suspense of winning a championship. For the first time, this country was ecstatic and proud to be a South