Thank you for showing Zulu, Jason. My late father introduced this movie to me as a kid. This movie is perfect for #hatm. It has what we historians like to see in movies: a mix of the past and present that we can endlessly critique. This movie depicts the famed Battle of Rorke’s Drift in January 1879, but it was made in 1964 in Apartheid South Africa. Moreover, some very left-wing people made the movie. So it’s a comment on colonialism and 1960s race relations rolled into one. Zulu is also a very well made movie with a superb cast, endlessly quotable dialogue, excellent location shooting, lovely costumes and cinematography, and cut to perfection. It’s a treat. I hope everyone can enjoy it even as we criticize the heck out of it.
Thank you for showing Zulu, Jason. My late father introduced this movie to me as a kid. This movie is perfect for #hatm. It has what we historians like to see in movies: a mix of the past and present that we can endlessly critique. This movie depicts the famed Battle of Rorke’s Drift in January 1879, but it was made in 1964 in Apartheid South Africa. Moreover, some very left-wing people made the movie. So it’s a comment on colonialism and 1960s race relations rolled into one. Zulu is also a very well made movie with a superb cast, endlessly quotable dialogue, excellent location shooting, lovely costumes and cinematography, and cut to perfection. It’s a treat. I hope everyone can enjoy it even as we criticize the heck out of it.
I haven’t seen it in forever, so we’re excited!