Movies for Grownups Awards 2010 Best Movie Invictus
Movies for Grownups Awards 2010 Best Movie Invictus Movies for Grownups
Clint Eastwood
From the moment the camera sweeps over a scene of two rugby teams in South Africa, playing on their school ball fields—the white kids on a lush grass expanse, the black kids on a scrubby wasteland—we know we are in for an artisan's look at the social scars Nelson Mandela inherited when he became president of the country in 1994. As Mandela, the astonishing Morgan Freeman inhabits the role, his bowed frame and halting steps a constant reminder of the man's 27 years in a cramped cell. The statesman's decision to use rugby to unite his splintered country was just one strategy of many in real life, but here it takes center stage as Eastwood, the consummate storyteller, makes a game—brutal and all but unfathomable to American audiences—an allegory for what tough, dirty work the business of nation building can be.
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Best Movie Invictus
Directed byClint Eastwood
From the moment the camera sweeps over a scene of two rugby teams in South Africa, playing on their school ball fields—the white kids on a lush grass expanse, the black kids on a scrubby wasteland—we know we are in for an artisan's look at the social scars Nelson Mandela inherited when he became president of the country in 1994. As Mandela, the astonishing Morgan Freeman inhabits the role, his bowed frame and halting steps a constant reminder of the man's 27 years in a cramped cell. The statesman's decision to use rugby to unite his splintered country was just one strategy of many in real life, but here it takes center stage as Eastwood, the consummate storyteller, makes a game—brutal and all but unfathomable to American audiences—an allegory for what tough, dirty work the business of nation building can be.
We also loved:
Up in the Air, Julie & Julia, Up, Crazy Heart. Featured AARP Member Benefits See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures