Invictus

I just watched Invictus with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. I’m not gonna go into too much detail, Vanessa does a great job here, but I’m not gonna lie… I thought this movie was mediocre and not great. Don’t get me wrong; it’s an incredible true story that united an entire nation and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela was awesome. I like seeing black ppl hugging white ppl as much as the next, so that’s not the reason either.

I thought the movie was slow and boring most of the time, and maybe it’s because I don’t know/like rugby, I was pretty lost during the matches. It made Rugby look like such a boring sport filled with grunting dudes playing a rousing game of grab ass. Is this a movie about Rugby or a softcore porn? I’ve seen movies about high school football that make it look more intriguing.

Also, other than winning the championship match, what’s with the lack of emotion/celebration after all of South Africa’s upsets. The Matt Damon led squad was an underdog throughout the entire tournament, yet after each upset the team would just casually run off the field high fiving each other and the fans watching on TV would barely even get out of their seats. If that was the US, the team would be going crazy and the fans would be jumping up and down screaming. For example, last year’s playoffs between the Bulls and Celtics… my friends and I were hugging and chest bumping after every play. Totally unrealistic Clint (Eastwood, the director).

So this brings me to my point. I feel like often times, we as viewers get caught up in the hype of a movie and feel the need to agree with the critics. Just because a movie says “Oscar nominated” doesn’t mean it will be worth my time. In fact, I’ve come to realize that “Oscar Nominated” means “Boring as shit” to me, but to wach his own I guess.

Invictus got high praise from the so called “experts.” As a result, I feel like many ppl told me that this movie was “awesome” and “fucking sweet.” Well that was most certainly not the case, so next time just because a movie is considered to be Oscar worthy, that may not always be the case.