An average movie

I was wondering for how long this movie was in my queue. Well, apparently, I did add it more than 4 years ago so it was really time to watch the damned thing. Well, it was definitely an interesting watch and, at least, this movie was really educational. Indeed, I had seen already a couple of movies dealing with Nelson Mandela but it was actually the first one I saw which covered almost his whole life. So, only therefore, it was definitely worth watching. To be honest, I wish they did go deeper into who was Mandela really as a man though but I have to admit that I did appreciate how they displayed how his relationship evolved and was dissolved with Winnie Mandela. Indeed, in just a couple of scenes, they displayed that their relationship never stood a chance after living so long apart, even if they both shared the same beliefs and fighting spirit. Eventually, what I was mostly missing was that they never managed to explain how Mandela went to jail and, 27 years later, came out as one of the greatest leaders of the 20^th century. Basically, the way it was displayed in this movie, it's that it just happened but I think it was a missed opportunity to go deeper in this process because, among all the great things achieved by this great man, it was probably the most fascinating aspect. As a result, you might wonder if spending all these years in prison was not the best thing that happened to him since he became so much wiser in the process. Of course, that’s not what the makers tried to tell us here but they didn’t give us much else to chew on. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was definitely not a masterpiece, it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you want to learn more about Nelson Mandela.