Watched Invictus with Morgan Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon as captain of the South African rugby team. Very inspiring movie as Mandela didn't attempt retribution toward those who kept him in prison for 27 years but tried to pull his country together when he was elected president. He stood up against those black and white who felt he was leading in the wrong way, including his own wife.
Good on leadership as we see him leading by serving and being a model for others to follow. I didn't appreciate the language--either the bad language nor the fact that their South African accents were hard to understand and follow for me, at times. But the movie was worth watching because of Mandela's leadership and the inspiration he brought to others. He inspired the captain of the rugby team to get the team to excel above their expectations.
Some people demand others to respect them; others command respect by their modeling and respect and humility they show to others. It also shows the need for forgiveness and working toward reconciliation. Often what we do should be for the good of others, not just ourselves.
Another feel-good story similar to The Blind Side. Christian values are present in the movie and the value of one person working to do what he can to make things happen. God is the Master of our fate, but he wants us to allow His values to change us as we cooperate with Him in mastering the world.
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