Nick Garrigan is a complete representation of Western countries in particular this generation of westerners. Your death will be the first real thing that happened to you." Ironically the character in the film that isn't real is Dr. The moment when this really stuck out for me was the line in the film during Amin and Garrigan's confrontation towards the end where Amin says "We are not a game. ![]() Idi Amin was a real person who most likely did a good percentage of the events in the film. His over the top attitude makes it easy for the viewer to have a high level of disconnect and forget for a moment that the events of film more or less happened. It's easy to look at Whitaker's Amin and be engaged in a similar way to other iconic villain characters like The Joker. Forrest Whitaker's performance of such a man was definitely the draw of this movie and the film not only knows this but plays on it. A man of similar vein to modern day dictators such as Gaddaffi or the Kims. Noted for his paranoia and alleged cannibalism. ![]() A man who allegedly tried to woo Queen Elizabeth II of England. A man who's full title is "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular". What first drew you to the film? Most likely it was a film portrayal of one of the most psychotic men in history.
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