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Reviewing 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'

1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film? I really enjoyed the way that they portrayed Nelson Mandela and the contributation that were the people that surrounded him, humanizing his figure and giving credit to the people standing by his side like Winnie Mandela, which was an important figure in Mandela's life and in the revolution. I didn't really enjoy the timing of the movie, a lot of details were left out that may have been interesting to dive into.  2. In your own words, how would you compare the "various Mandelas;" the ones from the article and the one from the film? I think it's important to humanize our political and ideological figures for the sake of not idiolizing them, Mandela was an important figure for the revolution but he also was and absent parent. He should be recognized for the things he did and the big contribution for the black south africans but he should not be seen as nothing more than a human. The movie portrays bot