Ale Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 "From director Clint Eastwood, 'Invictus' tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africas rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africas underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match." The poem 'INVICTUS' by William Ernest Henley, from which Nelson Mandela drew strength while in prison. "Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 out of all the storys south africca has to tell they take a rugby one? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Dude you're always complaining :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Yeah I know but somebody has to point out the negative aspects too :bump2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 AJ is here for that, I think the Idea is pretty good and with that cast it can definitelly be searching for an Oscar!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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