Invictus

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Clint Eastwood's Gran Turino might lead one to suspect that he has conservative tendencies; what is one, then, to make of his latest film, Invictus? Did he just want an opportunity to work with Morgan Freeman again, or does he really believe Nelson Mandela was that great of a president for South Africa? (What does Mandela really think about Western culture and the white South Africans?)

If anything, Eastwood seems to be representative of an American identity that is a bit more robust than the ideology of the "proposition nation," but is nonetheless liberal in its outlook. It looks to the ethnic melting-pot of the Greatest Generation as ideal, and yet has to find affirmation for itself by showing how tolerant and embracing it is of cultures and heroes of other peoples in order to make up for white racism and sexism.

Invictus Trailer Promises a Real Best Picture Contender. Today in Film Bloggery 10/28/09

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Nelson Mandela Foundation