Message from @PurpleFyrus
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'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
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.
Plus its war movie, 2 people fighting over territory, thats just human history