More info over time = more unlikely to be accurate as time progresses

'They still seem like a bunch of barbarians to me' they were.

the place where the Zulus were was a colony until 11 years after the release of the movie

nvm

Yeah, with brits still living there, they HAD to portray the brits in good light

on the map it looked a bit like mozambique had some

Politically speaking

When the movie was made it was still a colony?

It was made in the 60's

3 years before

nah

SA was decolonized by then

1961

@Baraban would you prefer if the good, the bad and the ugly were more historically accurate?

No

why?

It's not an historical movie

Not really

Spaghett!

Somebody toucha mah Spaghett Western!

Plus what I complained about wasn't really historical accuracy, but the Zulu having a really stupid and non sensical strategy in the movie

Yeah

I assumed as much

to a certain extent that was kinda true though.

They were limited

Not dumb tho

you can't really do their main and only tactic when you've got a bunch of chaps with guns defending an encampment.

They fucked up the brits in the beginning, retards dont do that

keep in mind that the pincer was really their only tactic, and the entire reason behind shaka's rise to power amongst the zulu

Yeah, but when you hide in small ravines, that shit is scary, which they did a couple times

SNEAK ATTACK MADA FAKAH

How did the Brits won the fight in reality anyway? I mean it was still 100 against a few thousands, and they had no artillery

Leadership

And i think cavalry?

The best tacticians always win with crazy odds

Its been forever since i read about them tho, so i dont know any definite details

pretty much i think. I'm no historian so don't take my word for it, but i believe british order and command saved the day for the most part.

None if them broke rank or fleed

Plus after the first Horn attack, the leader got away, so they were ready at the next encampment

And i think a nearby passing Company of soldiers were close enough for aid

point being, it was a fucking rough situation. The british fought hard, the zulu fought hard. the zulu fighting hard and respecting the british ferocity it what makes the film what it is.