Film Review: Cry freedom

1. Who was your favorite character from the film? Why?
Steve Biko was without a doubt my favorite character. He had strong opinions and was a very interesting character. He believed, without a doubt, in what he was doing. Also Biko was a person that intimidated the authorities. I also liked Donald Woods, he had an interesing character development and he made me tense in a lot of scenes and I was constantly afraid of what he was gonna do next. 

2. What was your favorite scene from the film? Why?

I had a lot of favorite scenes. The movie took me in a rollercoaster of emotions, almost making me cry  when Biko was murdered or one of the finals scenes of the shooting, that part made me tear up. The scene was very short and I would've liked to see even more of that, but the way it showed the shooting so explicit, it made it even more powerful.

I also loved all the scenes of conversations between Woods and Biko, I liked the way Steve questioned fearlessly all the ideas Donald had.

3. How does the film differ from the other films? Use the article from The Guardian to help you

This film is much more about the people. Because it isn't focused on what the ANC did for black people, the story surrounds a story told in a different way.  The movie shows that Black consciousness movement was a very important movie in the liberation of the blacks against the apharteid and this takes away all the credit that the ANC has been given as the one to thank for ending the struggle.