Has anyone seen Shaka Zulu (1986)?

[HighlyVolatile]

I just watched Shaka Zulu again this weekend after decades since the first time I watched it. It's badass! Henry Cele is so perfect as Shaka. He's so terrifying and calculating. I got the same impression when he was introduced as when Robocop was introduced to the police force.

Have you guys seen the show? I love it so much! I wanna be a Zulu warrior with a big shield and iklwa!

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The show also made me question why we wear shoes. How spoiled are we that we need protection for our feet? We should be able to run for miles and miles without the shoes!

I remember one time when I was at a camp next to a waterfall and I thought the sharp rocks were so prickly for my feet so I was delicately and carefully stepping to try to avoid sharp things poking my feet.

What a princess I am! I should train my feet and mind to become stronger. I have become too weak and soft.

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Was trying to find clips on the intro of Shaka in the show but couldn't find it. But it's as badass as this in my opinion:
https://youtu.be/ECemP5fi_n0

[Anonymous]

No. I have no interest in black history. You see what that movie did to you? It has already brainwashed you into believing that White people are inferior because we wear shoes. That's what these Pan-Africans want. I will never watch a movie about Black history again. Everyone I've seen always portrays the White men as the Devil. I don't know how anyone can condone what Nat Turner did.

[HighlyVolatile]

I usually want to like every comment but this is a challenging one! :-D But white man to me is so great (Western history is king of the world) but so is black man to me. But black man's muscles are easier to see in the African desert! I need to get a suntan!

I think anyone who needs shoes to run across the country is inferior (I include myself among them) whether they are black, white, Asian, Hispanic, or anything else we can come up with. Actually, it wasn't even true to my understanding that the actual Shaka made his Zulu warriors run without shoes. It's the fictional Shaka that does that in the film, but that already means the black people before he existed weren't used to running without shoes.

This isn't a race thing. This is a macho thing! I think Rocky is badass! Just as Shaka! That doesn't mean I think white or black people are badass. I think a fictionalized Rocky and a fictionalized Shaka are badass!

[ChefPapiChulo]

i imagine this guy fucks his sister.

[Anonymous]

It’s a very good series. Probably one of the best about the Zulu kingdom. If you like that period of history check out the movie “Zulu” from 1964. It focuses on the battle of Rorke’s Drift where 150 British soldiers held off over 4,000 Zulu warriors.

[N192K001]

Yes.

I watched it years ago, but (from what I remember) the his battle tactics & system of governance was ruthless. But then again, it shouldn't be too surprising given the horrors done to him & his loved-ones (ex. to his grandmother). Too bad the anger & resentment really got into him… and that London didn't treat his delegation properly.

[HighlyVolatile]

Somehow his atrocities don't click with me as much as how badass he is. I think they'd click with me more if I didn't interpret the film as idealized fiction.

[LovingLoverReturned]

Heard of it. I know it will be good. I should watch it some time. I bet many people I know already saw it.

[HighlyVolatile]

It's exquisite! I highly recommend it. The editing gets a bit messy in the middle given that it's an ambitious TV series, but it holds up. It feels like a combination of a historical documentary, mythology, and drama all at the same time. And it's hard to find with the scenes anything even remotely as epic -- unless a person's idea of "epic" involves a lot of special effects -- these days.
https://youtu.be/p16LHUxEyJo

[LovingLoverReturned]

Thanks 😀. I wanna be surprised 😜 so am not gonna watch that.

[HighlyVolatile]

I tried to pick a clip that is not too spoiler-ish, but it is definitely best to watch it fresh!

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I have never seen it.

Anyway, by any chance did you have an old account called @AK667 ?

[HighlyVolatile]

That's me! Also SuperManiac and others. I have a habit of deleting my account periodically!

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I remember AK667 :)

[lightbulb27]

I saw the old one.


Did you know sanest Shackleton a men are their shoes?

[HighlyVolatile]

I don't understand the second sentence!

[lightbulb27]

mis type..

Ernest Shackleton... did a trip to cold part of the planet and got stuck... for months! His men had nothing to eat but the whale blubber they could catch... ate their shoes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton

[HighlyVolatile]

I see! I didn't know anything about Shackleton but I need to find out now!

[lightbulb27]

he wrote a book about his adventure. excellent read!
Zulu... those were some bad dudes and tribe. they found out the hard way spears vs machine guns... is not a fair fight.

[KrakenAttackin]

Yes! This is a great series. Shaka was a mean motherfucker.

[Sevenpointfive]

no, but i can shaka khan if i want to

[Snsl153]

Yes, I did. He went that way.

[888theGreat]

yep, Zulu was a good movie and the music was good

[QuietRunner]

That is a great movie.

[Iron_Man]

Yes….