The story
tells the life of James Gregory, the prisoner guard of Nelson Mandela. It's
situated in South Africa when there is 'the apartheid regime'. James Gregory is the personal prison guard of
Nelson Mandela and needs to spy him, translate the things Mandela says to his
wife,... But there develops a unique
friendship between the two.... When he reads 'the freedom chapter', he changes
his opinion about black people and their freedom. 'Goodbye Bafana' means
'Goodbye friend' and applies in the final scene.
Bill white
criticizes the movie because he finds that the life of James Gregory isn't
enough to base a movie on. He says that
the life of James is dull. I don't agree with that because I find the life of
James very interesting. His relationship with Mandela, and the way how the
friendship creates, is amazing. You can see how a life of a normal man changes.
Bill appreciates the trying to address the complexities of the political
issues. There is one scene when Mandela and Gregory debate about the difference
between nationalism and communism. This happens in eight meaningless phrases
is, according to Bill, a daring act. This scene is according to me one of the
bests in the movie. The actors mean their phrases. You believe it's real. The performance
of Denis Haysbert (Mandela) is,
according to, Bill one-note. He remains always the same. He and his wife don't
change in the years, only his hair is whiter. That's a negative point that I
agree, but it's just a small detail.
review: http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/Goodbye-Bafana-Life-of-Mandela-s-guard-just-1258697.php
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