Invictus

I watched the movie ‘Invictus’ last night. The movie was about the Rugby World Cup in 1995 in South Africa. 1995 was a tough year for this beautiful country and the S. African national rugby team. At that time the South African government, which had been run by the white people, was ended. Black people took over and built a new country. They regained rights to involve themselves in politics. It was a new page for the black people in South Africa, and the fact that Nelson Mandela won the president election in South Africa was historic. One year before he became the president, the racial segregation was terminated because of international pressure. But there were still many problems with the country. Enmity remained between black and white, and Mandela had the foresight to deal with the problem. He understood that the Rugby World Cup held in S. Africa was an opportunity. Rugby games were popular to the white and hated by the black, who considered the game a symbol of racial segregation. Mandela created a situation in which both the black and the white would cheer for the national team. At the end of the movie, he succeeded in reuniting the country. The movie touched me deeply because we have a similar problem in Taiwan, and we are looking for ways to solve the problem. I wish we have the wisdom to overcome the difficulties one day.