The Last King of scotland
Title: The Last King of Scotland Elizabeth Tupou 12PM
Director: Kevin MacDonald
Text Type: Visual Text
Never have I been so intrigued in a political thriller. What captivated me more in ‘The Last King of Scotland’ was the fact that this film was based on similar events that occurred in Idi Amin’s life, a Ugandan dictator. Books or films that are true or partially true, to me, become ten times more interesting and/or scary. I admired Idi Amin’s hunger for power. He was selfishly ambitious. The ambition he had towards gaining power was clearly his number one priority. When we were first introduced to Idi Amin, he presents himself with such great charisma. “I know who you are and what you are. I am you,” and “This will be a government of action, not of words,” are promises that Amin preaches at a public event where thousands of Ugandan villagers attended. The villagers chant “Amin, Amin, Amin!” in support of the promising future Amin says is ahead of his country, Uganda. Amin uses his great orator skills to captivate the audience and swiftly persuades them to support and cheer along with him. The grin on Amin’s face showed his pleasure from the crowd’s reaction to his speech and he definitely liked being the centre of attention. His magnetic personality put me under his manipulative and charming spell. Being the loud and confident person I am I could see myself in Amin. He was someone I wanted to be. A leader. I was instantly a fan of his character. I eagerly wanted to learn more about him but my curiosities about the ‘charismatic’ Amin did not last long. Quite early into the film, I was already able to distinguish Amin’s very strange behaviour changes. There are many scenes where Idi Amin’s decisions show how desperate and how far he would go to maintain his power over Uganda. The “Attack on Amin” scene was an eye opener for both Amin and I. As Amin and his physician, Nicholas Garrigan,
Director: Kevin MacDonald
Text Type: Visual Text
Never have I been so intrigued in a political thriller. What captivated me more in ‘The Last King of Scotland’ was the fact that this film was based on similar events that occurred in Idi Amin’s life, a Ugandan dictator. Books or films that are true or partially true, to me, become ten times more interesting and/or scary. I admired Idi Amin’s hunger for power. He was selfishly ambitious. The ambition he had towards gaining power was clearly his number one priority. When we were first introduced to Idi Amin, he presents himself with such great charisma. “I know who you are and what you are. I am you,” and “This will be a government of action, not of words,” are promises that Amin preaches at a public event where thousands of Ugandan villagers attended. The villagers chant “Amin, Amin, Amin!” in support of the promising future Amin says is ahead of his country, Uganda. Amin uses his great orator skills to captivate the audience and swiftly persuades them to support and cheer along with him. The grin on Amin’s face showed his pleasure from the crowd’s reaction to his speech and he definitely liked being the centre of attention. His magnetic personality put me under his manipulative and charming spell. Being the loud and confident person I am I could see myself in Amin. He was someone I wanted to be. A leader. I was instantly a fan of his character. I eagerly wanted to learn more about him but my curiosities about the ‘charismatic’ Amin did not last long. Quite early into the film, I was already able to distinguish Amin’s very strange behaviour changes. There are many scenes where Idi Amin’s decisions show how desperate and how far he would go to maintain his power over Uganda. The “Attack on Amin” scene was an eye opener for both Amin and I. As Amin and his physician, Nicholas Garrigan,