Zulu is an excellent movie. Will never forget the Zulus appearing in the distance, the Brits completely exhausted and thinking the end is near when the Zulus salute the British warriors and then turn and walk away (with one lone Zulu turning again with final salute). Fantastic moving movie moment.
I have one intractable problem with it...
After several days of savage fighting, the Zulus withdraw, and Michael Caine, the senior officer, states that he does not feel great pride, but that he feels ashamed.
That line was an incongruous, pitiful, politically correct sop tossed to the opponents of Colonialism.
No human being who has fought for his own life, and for the lives of his comrades in arms, has ever felt ashamed about surviving a terrible battle.
Yes, pretty awesome seeing row after row of warriors lining up for the attacks. Had to be just a wee bit disheartening for the soldiers.
Was also a kick in the gut when the horsemen skedaddled!
I watched, again, ZULU just a few nights ago. Also had to watch ZULU DAWN. Great scene when they find what they were looking for.
“My God! I Think we’ve found them!”
And who can forget the soldiers fighting.
“The bullets run out! The bloody spears don’t!”