The Power of One

The Power of One is definitely one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen. I had no idea what to expect going into it, all I knew was that it took place in South Africa, around the time of World War II. I was shocked when I saw the movie. P.K., even from such a young age, is faced with major hardships. Everyone and everything he loves gets taken away from him throughout the movie. He still manages to make it through and continues to help others. Since he was raised in a multi-racial environment, he has no racial views. He has the gift of language, and is able to speak multiple languages. This allows him to bring the prisoners together and later to help Zulus from Alexandra learn and be able to teach how to read and write the English language. This all greatly inspired me to try to do more selfless things like him. The scene with all the prisoners singing was probably my favorite scene of the movie. It was really amazing to see the different tribes all together as one become so powerful in rebellion without the Nazis even knowing. However, one of the hardest scenes to watch follows that. Seeing Sergeant Bormann beat and kill Geel Piet was terrible. Piet was such a great and inspiring character, a seeing him die was difficult, but it was nice to see him get a last moment of freedom when he was telling the Sergeant exactly what the prisoners were singing. I learned much more about the actual state of South Africa at the time of Apartheid. I was much more brutal than I expected. The living conditions in places like Alexandra were absolutely atrocious. Overall, I absolutely loved this movie and the message it sent.