The Fall of Racism in Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom and Cool Runnings

Abstract

The biographical film about Nelson Mandela directed by Justin Chadwick is Long Walk to Freedom. Mandela's figure in this film is visualized as an iconic figure and a fighter who struggles against racism in his country. Nelson Mandela's long struggle was not easy. On the one hand, we are brought to a pathetic storyline, to the treatment of the white race who oppresses the black race, On the other hand, it shows the impressive story of the character Mandela and the black race community struggling to rise from the power of the white race. From this film, we can take messages that we must be tolerant towards others, respect and appreciate each other even though we are different. if there is no tolerance and respect, it will arise hatred between others. Cool Runnings is a film that depicts tolerance, cooperation, and struggle, this This film tells about the story of the struggle of 4 Jamaicans and 1 white youth coach to train in winter sports but they train and struggle to qualify and finally go in the world race. the Jamaica bobsled team tried hard to give their best. In the end, they were seen as equal but they didn't win because they fell from the surfboard during the final, after the summit checked all the conditions and this is where the climax of the audience applauds and they come out as true champions even though they don't get the main podium. This study uses the theory of racism from David Goldberg and stereotypes from devine so the writers do this research so that it becomes the reader's view that doesn't be racist to be careful, and so that there will be no racism in thefuture and always uphold the tolerance depicted in the Cool Runnings film.