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{{quote|''I am the father of this nation, Nicholas. And you have most... grossly... offended your father...''|'''Idi Amin'''}} |
{{quote|''I am the father of this nation, Nicholas. And you have most... grossly... offended your father...''|'''Idi Amin'''}} |
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''The Last King of Scotland'' is a critically acclaimed 2006 [[Film of the Book]] which fictionalizes the rise and fall of Idi Amin, the infamous dictator from [[ |
''The Last King of Scotland'' is a critically acclaimed 2006 [[Film of the Book]] which fictionalizes the rise and fall of Idi Amin, the infamous dictator from [[Uganda]]. |
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The movie starts with the protoganist, Nicholas Garrigan, who rebels against his father by leaving to work as a doctor in Uganda. While working in a missionary hospital in Uganda and being hot for the married Sarah Meritt, [[Casanova]] Garrigan meets Idi Amin, a charismatic general who is so impressed with him that he appoints him to become his personal doctor. Soon Idi Amin descends from ([[Villain with Good Publicity|seemingly]]) being an [[Anti-Hero]] and [[Affably Evil]] to a [[Bad Boss]], [[The Caligula]] and a [[Complete Monster]]. Nicholas Garrigan plays the role of a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]], first by overlooking a lot of Amin's bloodthirsty antics by convincing himself that it is necessary to bring peace to Uganda, and believing that things would get better as Amin's enemies are eliminated. Unsurprisingly, he is wrong. It does not help that he falls in love with Amin's youngest and discarded wife Kay, which soon leads him in a confrontation. |
The movie starts with the protoganist, Nicholas Garrigan, who rebels against his father by leaving to work as a doctor in Uganda. While working in a missionary hospital in Uganda and being hot for the married Sarah Meritt, [[Casanova]] Garrigan meets Idi Amin, a charismatic general who is so impressed with him that he appoints him to become his personal doctor. Soon Idi Amin descends from ([[Villain with Good Publicity|seemingly]]) being an [[Anti-Hero]] and [[Affably Evil]] to a [[Bad Boss]], [[The Caligula]] and a [[Complete Monster]]. Nicholas Garrigan plays the role of a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]], first by overlooking a lot of Amin's bloodthirsty antics by convincing himself that it is necessary to bring peace to Uganda, and believing that things would get better as Amin's enemies are eliminated. Unsurprisingly, he is wrong. It does not help that he falls in love with Amin's youngest and discarded wife Kay, which soon leads him in a confrontation. |
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