Invictus succeeded in it's purpose completely.......

Rating: 9/10 (27 June 2010)

Invictus is the third movie from the team of Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman and this time too they succeeded to bring us a brilliant movie. Invictus is based on the early years of Nelson Mandela as a newly elected President of Republic of South Africa,it was the time for change,the end of apartheid and the beginning of new era.The country was divided and hopeless, crime rate,poverty were increasing,country was not working right so was it's Rugby team and the world cup was on it's way in the year 1995.Country needed a inspiration,a medium to get united and to break the walls of creed and color.Nelson Mandela knew his country needed a inspiration,a moment that make the whole country feel proud will also help in bringing people close to each other and thus it was important for it's country to win the Rugby world-cup.So Mandela took the matter in his own hands,he meet with the Rugby team captain Francois Pieenar and made him realize that whole country is counting on them and how can they help in unite the whole nation if they win the world cup.
Nelson Mandela is portrayed by my favorite actor Morgan Freeman.Now,the problem is that both Morgan Freeman and Nelson Mandela are popular faces.we are familiar with both of them so,it is really hard to accept Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.This is why a role of popular person should always been played by an unpopular face,like Ben Kinglsley in Gandhi,i didn't know who is Ben Kingsley when i was watching Gandhi so it was not difficult for me to accept him as Gandhi.But here Morgan Freeman is my favorite actor and that make difficult for me to accept him as Nelson Mandela but some minutes after movie starts,i never felt like i was watching Morgan Freeman and that is an real achievement for an actor and Morgan Freeman shows the brilliant performance here. Matt Demon was also brilliant in the role of Rugby team captain Francois Pieenar.
I think Clint Eastwood done a beautiful job here,his direction literally saved the movie,there was not a single moment in the movie where i felt detachment.The whole story of movie was so plane and predictable,but i felt movie very interesting and entertaining as it was great experience for me to see a movie based on great leader Nelson Mandela.Invictus is not completely a sports movie,the movie is also biopic which gives the glimpse of life of Nelson Mandela as a newly elected president,his views and thoughts towards his country and it's peoples and how he try to unite his nation,the movie is filled with very well written quotes and speeches.The movie makes us familiar with the historic moments of a country and Clint Eastwood succeeded in this completely.The scenes of the rugby match should have been much more energetic and passionate but like Clint Eastwood's other works this movie also remains calm and sober all time.Otherwise,the movie is very well made and was perfect in all the departments.
Invictus is not just a normal sports movie.The movie shows the importance of sports for a nation and it's peoples,sports unite us,you support a single team with the same spirit your religion and color have no importance here the only thing important here is your country. Because of those moments of celebrations or grief that we felt with one spirit for one team it realize us how much we love our country.Invictus will be respected and remembered personally by those who feel historical importance of the events occur in the movie,but it will also be enjoyable movie for others too from different part of the world.