The most touching part of the film is not the first two parts: before going to prison, in prison, but the last part, negotiating with the government about the conditions for getting out of prison and how to restore the torn South Africa after coming out. This mission can only be accomplished by forward-thinking politicians. I don't like Mythical Man, and Mandela is not a god. He often betrayed his wife before he was imprisoned, so he is not a god, but a man. It is precisely because he is a human being that he can achieve such foresight and insight, and such generosity, so he is worthy of the admiration of future generations. It can be said that De Klerk came to negotiate with him, because if he insists on not reconciling, then South Africa will be torn apart forever, hatred and revenge will be endless loop, Mandela has every reason to choose not to reconcile. But he told De Klerk that I wanted more than revenge, that I wanted peace, that I wanted freedom. If I do not reconcile, we will inevitably rule with fear, and fear will inevitably lead to despotism, dictatorship, hatred. We don't need such a society.
It is Mandela's value to be able to jump out of one's own interests, focus on the future of the entire country, and firmly believe that only democracy and freedom can be the ultimate goal of human society. But who among them has the foresight and courage? I doubt!
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