SPC 4445 Paper\/Leadership Invictus
\nInvictus
\nBarber, G., Bimbaun, R., Eastwood, C., Freeman, M., Hofrneyr, G., Lorenz, R., McCreary, L.,
\nMoore, T., & Neufeld, M. (Producers), & Eastwood, C. (Director). (2009). Invictus
\n(Motion picture). United States: Warner Brothers Pictres.
\nPaper: will submit a 4-5 page paper that answers and responds to the questions given on the
\nmovie Invictus. The paper will be submitted to Turnitin.com.
\nDescription of Movie
\nOn February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) is
\nFREEMAN D\u201c 1\u2032 ON released from Victor Verster Prison after having spent 27 years in jail.
\nH-rm Four years later, Mandela is elected the first black President of South
\nINVICTUS Afiica. His presidency faces enormous challenges in the post-
\nApartheid era, including rampant poverty and crime, and Mandela is
\n{A particularly concerned about racial divisions between black and white
\nf: .. South Afiicans, which could lead to violence. The ill will which both
\n9 f groups hold towards each other is seen even in his own security detail
\nwhere relations between the established white officers, who had
\n5\u00bb .. guarded Mandela\u2019s predecessors, and the black ANC additions to the
\nH\u201c \u2018 \u2019 \u2018 security detail, are frosty and marked by mutual distrust.
\n0 While attending a game between the Springboks, the country\u2019s
\nrugby union team, and England, Mandela recognizes that the blacks in
\nthe stadium are cheering for England, as the mostly-white Springboks represent prejudice and
\napartheid in their minds; he remarks that he did the same while imprisoned on Robben Island.
\nKnowing that South Africa is set to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup in one year\u2019s time, Mandela
\npersuades a meeting of the newly black-dominated South African Sports Committee to support
\nthe Springboks. He then meets with the captain of the Springboks rugby team, Francois Pienaar
\n(Matt Damon), and implies that a Springboks victory in the World Cup will unite and inspire the
\nnation. Mandela also shares with Francois a British poem, \u201cInvictus\u201d, that had inspired him
\nduring his time in prison.<\/p>\n
Francois and his teammates train. Many South Africans, both black and white, doubt that
\nrugby will unite a nation torn apart by nearly 50 years of racial tensions, as for many blacks,
\nespecially the radicals, the Springboks symbolise white supremacy. Both Mandela and Pienaar,
\nhowever, stand firmly behind their theory that the game can successfully unite the South African
\ncountry.<\/p>\n
Things begin to change as the players interact with the fans and begin a friendship with
\nthem. During the opening games, support for the Springboks begins to grow among the black
\npopulation. By the second game, the whole country comes together to support the Springboks
\nand Mandela\u2019s efforts. Mandela\u2019s security team also grows closer as the various officers come to
\nrespect their comrades\u2019 professionalism and dedication.<\/p>\n
The Springboks surpass all expectations and qualify for the final against The All
\nBlacks-South Africa\u2019s arch-rivals. New Zealand and South Africa were universally regarded as
\n\u201cThe day I \u2019m unwilling to risk my political capital and public
\nopinion, is the day I\u2019m no longer qualified to lead.
\nthe two greatest rugby nations, with the Springboks being the only side to have a winning record
\nagainst the All Blacks up to this point. The first test series between the two countries in 1921 was
\nthe beginning of an intense rivalry, with emotions running high whenever the two nations met on
\nthe rugby field.<\/p>\n
Before the game, the Springbok team visits Robben Island, where Mandela spent the first
\n18 of his 27 years in jail. There Pienaar is inspired by Mandela\u2019s will and his idea of self-mastery
\nin \u201cInvictus\u201d. Francois mentions his amazement that Mandela \u201ccould spend thirty years in a tiny
\ncell, and come out ready to forgive the people who put [him] there\u201d.
\nSupported by a large home crowd of all races, Pienaar motivates his team. Mandela\u2019s security
\ndetail receives a scare when, just before the match, a South Afiican Airways Boeing 747 jetliner
\nflies in low over the stadium. It is not an assassination attempt though, but a demonstration of
\npatriotism, with the message \u201cGood Luck, Bokke\u201d \u2013 the Springboks\u2019 Afiikaans nickname
\npainted on the undersides of the plane\u2019s wings. The Springboks win the match on an added time
\nlong drop-kick from fly-half Joel Stransky, with a score of 15-12. Mandela and Pienaar meet on
\nthe field together to celebrate the improbable and unexpected victory. Mandela\u2019s car then drives
\naway in the traffic-jammed streets leaving the stadium. As Mandela watches the South Africans
\ncelebrating together from the car, his voice is heard reciting.<\/p>\n
Some Points to be Address in Paper<\/p>\n
1. Watch carefully leadership traits on display in scenes from Invictus.<\/p>\n
2. Identify and describe leadership traits demonstrated by the two main characters.<\/p>\n
3. According to President Mandela, as portrayed by Morgan Freeman in this film, what is
\nthe essence of leadership <\/p>\n
4. What are some traits we see in President Mandela\u2019s character that shows he\u2019s a good
\nleader What are some leadership traits we see in Francois <\/p>\n
5. What does the poem \u201cInvictus\u201d mean to Mandela What might we expect \u201cInvictius\u201d to
\nmean for South Africa as a nation Why is it important as a leader to unify its followers
\neven when times get rough <\/p>\n
6. Explain why a team\u2019s performance can affect the larger institution, be it a school or a
\nnation and how this performance can transcend into a form of leadership (Can sports
\nteams, clubs, and the like in your school have a similar impact on overall student life ).<\/p>\n
7. Invictus looks like a good movie, but so what What can we take-away from this movie
\nto help us become better leaders <\/p>\n
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\nopinion, is the day I\u2019m no longer qualified to lead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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