Invictus

Invictus

by William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

We watched a phe.no.me.nal movie last night. Invictus starring Morgan Freeman as South African president Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois the captain of the South African rugby team.

If you have not seen this movie, let me tell you, SEE IT! It was one of those movies I knew little about, had seen at Redbox, and kept on my list of things to see one day. I am so glad I did. It is sortof this biographical drama about the 1995 World Cup and its socio-political importance in South Africa. Morgan Freeman blew the movie away as Nelson Mandela, a man I really don't know all that much about besides the basics but I've already reserved his biography at the library. The Giant and I both agree that Matt Damon did a superb job as well in his role, a character I never would have heard of or thought twice about.

So, if you are looking for a powerful movie to watch sometime soon for a movie date night with the boo, I highly suggest this! That's my two cents. I had to share.