What I really liked about this movie is that it bears a clear testimony to the brilliance of Nelson Mandela as a Leader.Morgan Freeman almost flawlessly plays the character of Nelson Mandela.The movie is based on the backdrop of Nelson Mandela serving his first term as the president.Even after spending 30 years in prison,he wasn't myopic to favor his black countrymen over the whites.He had a clear vision of seeing South Africa as one of prosperous countries of the world.For that he would need the support of the whites.Although the whites were the minority they controlled the majority of the South African economy.Instead of single mindedly focussing on creating political goodwill among other countries of the world,he chose something(Sports) which had the potential to bridge the divide between the Blacks and the Whites.He strongly backed up his country's rugby's team and shared the secret of his success with the captain of SA's rugby team,played by Matt Damon.The success was finding inspiration among other things and inspiring your team to exceed their own expectations.It was his inspiration that helped his country's rugby team to beat the mighty New Zealand in the finals of the world cup and achieve the impossible.What followed was what brought tears in the eyes of Mr.Nelson Mandela.He was moved to see the bonding between the whites and the blacks while celebrating the success of the country's rugby team,the team that was written off at the start of the tournament.
It was the compassion and the ability of Mr. Mandela to forgive the whites for the greater goods of the country that played the trick for him.Compassion,Forgiveness and Inspiration were the pillars on which the leadership style of Mr.Mandela was based upon.
This was indeed a refreshing movie for me after series of movies on insider trading,NDA and collapse of wallstreet in 2008.
