The Power Of One

In the horrifying days of 1948 until 1994 there was a thing that was spread around all of South Africa called Aparthied which was something which black South Africans couldn't defeat which then caused 170 South Africans to be hung and beaten to death by the whites. A few years had gone by and a man named John Avildson Directed a movie in 1992 called The Power Of One which was based on the now history of Aparthied.

In one of the important scenes in this movie The power of one the director uses a tracking shot to show two of the main characters Peekay (Rainmaker) and Gideon Mandoma (Peekays new boxing partner) running around Alexandra talking about how the Black south africans are treated which is shown in the scene as well as Gideon wanting Peekay to start a class for the South Africans so that they can learn to read, write and speak english. For instant when Peekay and Gideon talk about equal rights they pass a long line of people when Peekay asks “what are they waiting for” when Gideons replies with “there is one toilet provided for every 200 people.”

In the toilet scene the director uses a long shot which captures the entire scene of the South Africans of Alexandra waiting in line to go to the toilet which looks like an old, small and cramped wooden box. This scene also shows other people of Alexandra wandering around with their families and friends, hoping for a better tomorrow which Gideon Mandoma said to Peekay while running.

Reflection

Something I struggle with and find challenging while writing is finding more imformation and detail to add to my writing but also while having to add in film techniques to it I also found it challenging coming up with ways to set out and word my writing. To help with this as something to improve on I think I could spend more time on my writing so that I get it done and so that I can get better and more advanced scores.