Shaka Zulu - Last Great Warrior
by Joshua Sinclair
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Actor: Henry Cele, Karen Allen, Linda Batista, Niven Boyd, Roger AlboroughDirector: Joshua Sinclair
Brand: Gaiam
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 179 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 27496
Studio: Screen Media
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- Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior is the true story of the legendary African warrior and his struggle to unite his people against the largest empire in the world. As England expands its colonies into Africa, a new nation is forming around the strength of Shaka Zulu s rise to power through bloody civil wars. His fight for freedom is full of thunderous action, heroism and heart. From the creator of
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DVD Review: A thought experiment
Summary: 4 Stars
Knowing nothing about the real Shaka Zulu I enjoyed this film. The photography is beautiful and the characters are interesting and the issues they confront are interesting. It does indeed have some soft spots, however.
From the start it seemed obvious that this could not possibly be history, so I just took it as a story, and I think this was the right thing to do and that is why I could enjoy it despite the soft spots and various unbelievable happenings.
Then I watched the director's commentary, which is really one of the better ones I have seen.
He made it clear that this was not history and was only a sequel to his TV mini-series in the sense that it was made later. It is in fact simply a thought experiment in "what if" and was intended to stimulate thinking about race relations and their sad history in Africa and elsewhere in the world. In that sense it was like a lot of science fiction, not intended to be taken seriously in any academic sense, but intended to explore ideas. The director was very passionate about what he was trying to do with this film and his views and this film expression of his views are well worth spending some time with.
Folks who are in the market for beautiful and thoughtful films will miss something if they are put off by the comments that the plot is unbelievable and a-historical. Also, try to overlook the soft spots here and there in acting. Even the treatment of the slaves on the ship is unrealistically mild compared to depictions in DVDs such as the Middle Passage. But Shaka Zula makes the point well enough.
What is real historically is that the practice of slavery was (and is) inhuman, and that it did have multicultural dimensions in Africa.
It may also be interesting to keep in mind that in too many parts of the world the laws against slavery are not enforced, and slavery does still exist (easily found with google).
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