The Last King of Scotland (2006) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

[@XX33Y]

Yes, definitely see Hotel Rwanda! It's a powerful film- leaves you breathless and haunts you for days after watching it.

[@Bothandle70]

Also, the character from the movie is found to be guilty of terrorist attacks and is sentenced to 25 years.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

Even years.

[@mikem10481]

Forrest Whitaker is such a talented and underrated actor. If I could recommend another Whitaker movie it would be Ghost Dog The way of the Samurai.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Yes, and not only Forrest Whitaker is great in that one too but also it is an unique movie. :)

[@scott8658]

Really liked Ghost Dog, underrated gem.

[@gingerbill128]

Havent seen that , will check it out.

[@waterbeauty85]

That is the first movie I saw Forrest Whitaker in, and it immediately made me think of him as one of those actors who elevate my interest level whenever I see their names attached to a movie or show.

[@t0dd000]

Underrated? Never. Hell, he won a best actor for this.

[@mongomongo7664]

Forest Whitaker deserve the Oscar

[@reneedennis2011]

Yes, he did.

[@marcrubin8844]

Amin while in the British army spent some time in Scotland and served with Scottish soldiers during the Mao Mao uprising in Kenya during the late 1950's. Amin once said if Scotland declared independence from England we would offer himself to be king of Scotland.

[@jimmy2k4o]

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[@robertocarbonvarela6387]

Forrest Whitaker was also great in "Bird" (directed by Clint Eastwood) and won best actor in Cannes for it (Eastwood won the Golden Globe for best director) . "Mississippi Burning", "Missing", "The Killing Fields" and "The Year of Living Dangerously" are some superb movies that deal with different conflicts in history. I'm sure you're going to love all of them.

[@foljs5858]

He was in Goodmorning Vietnam (supporting) and Panic Room (main antagonist) too. Plus of course starring in Ghost Dog

[@MontagZoso]

The Killing Fields is such a masterpiece, great recommendation! 👍

[@LadyShaia]

Hotel Rwanda takes a strong will not to mention stomach would recomend a box of tissues close by if you do watch it

[@foljs5858]

The best line is "You should have told me not to do X", "But I did! I told you!", "Yes, but you didn't convince me Nicolas!"

[@TTM9691]

I love that you sometimes will do reactions to movies that YOU want to watch. This would probably never win a poll: but it's worth seeing and reacting to! And there are lots of movies that fit into that category, so I'm happy you continue to do this from time to time. Good movie that could have been better. As you say: more Amin. I didn't need to see the story through the lens of a European, but I'm sure that's the only way the movie could get made, lol.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Yes, PLEASE! While I'm happy with lots of the poll winners, I'd really like Shan to do fewer "action film" reactions. There are so many films, of the calibre of "12 Angry Men", which are never going to win a poll, eg Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick in the heartbreaking "Days of Wine & Roses". Please yourself more often, Shaneel!

[@GrisouIII]

This movie simultaneously blew me away and scarred me.

[@Mrs.Deanna_Ember]

Its tough to watch, some of the scenes were disturbing. Film was great and amazing performance by whitaker but man that guy he played was such a monster, probably alot worse in real life too

[@JayCity10]

But did it persuade you Gris, did it persuade you? 😂

[@GrisouIII]

@ 🤣

[@Fa__timaaaa]

Yes Hotel Rwanda is worth the watch! I can’t watch it again though but it was an excellent film.

[@ceruleanblu3184]

It wasn’t the mortuary scene that did it, but the scene with the hooks made me physically ill. Good lord, talk about sensory overload, and like you said, a very powerful film.

[@sparky6086]

Idi Amin was very successful, when he was in the British Army and was also a champion boxer while in the army. Many Scots served in the British Army and Amin liked them. When Uganda was transitioning from a colony to a country, Britain saw to it, that Amin in charge, assuming, that he'd be more agreeable to British interests, having been a career British soldier, but he had a mind and vision of his own and due to hardheadedness, spiraled out of control.

[@HansMcGruber]

Can't believe more have not reacted to this movie. Such good performances, FW was excellent

[@derianjones1730]

The Killing Fields is a great movie, and won the oscar.

[@waterbeauty85]

It's been 38 years since I saw that movie, but I still vividly remember the scene of Dith Pran walking away through the rain as his voiceover says "Tell my wife I love her and look after all my children. She doesn't speak any English, Sydney. Please, I don't want anyone to be bad to my wife." The late Dr. Haing S. Ngor's performance was great.

[@MontagZoso]

So happy to see you review this Shan! One of my favorite movies ever and I have to say that even though Forest Whitaker is epic in this, I really have to give huge props to James McAvoy as well. He was brilliant.

[@Panamaschild]

I love your reactions and your thorough assessment! I learn a lot from how you do your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@myfriendisaac]

7:22 “Fever” by Jingo is my favorite song from this film 🔥🎧 This is a brutal movie that I wish more people would react to!!!

[@antimonycup7066]

'Suspension', hanging from hooks through the skin is actually a ritual that is still practiced, by some indigenous cultures as well as the urbanite body modification crowd.

[@Kingsley.82]

Forrest Whitaker is so incredible in this. His ability to flip emotions so quickly and completely still amazes me. You should definitely watch Hotel Rwanda. Powerful movie, one of Don Cheadle's best performances.

[@vincentjoyce5100]

Good choice Shan! I appreciate you diverging from others reactions to do your own thing.

[@phousefilms]

This story could easily be called "Everything would have been fine if Nicholas Kept It In His Pants." Lol, I kid, Amin would still be a dictator, but he left the safety of the Mission and joined him because the Doctor wouldn't accept his romantic advances(among other things)and he got Kay killed because he got her pregnant.

[@burkeiowa]

It's nice to see you watch a movie of your own choice. It's a bit refreshing, even though this one involves a serious subject. I watched it myself in the past year, so the review was appreciated. After the video, I saw it recommend your review of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. When I saw the term' Tiger", it reminded me of last year's "Paper Tigers" movie, which I found extremely good, and spanned a few genres that one wouldn't often combine.

[@tree6787]

Completely underrated movie this movie Broke My Soul. Force Whitaker did announce standing job so did James McAvoy

[@JayCity10]

Not underrated at all. Everybody knows, that this was Forrest Whitaker's greatest role. Truly a God-tier performance, of a lifetime.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

20:51 good choice. 👍🏼

[@sparky6086]

My guess is because of "The X Files" at the time, Gillian Anderson was probably put in the picture for extra box office draw. Although her character virtually disappeared, having her character there in the first place helped to make the movie less predictable, so she did have some utility.

[@brittyn]

Yep, she’s why I saw it! I was truly blown away by how great Whitaker was.

[@BigGator5]

Yeah, General Idi Amin was a real sick mother. You should really read up on that slimball. "The Last King Of Scotland" is in reality a moniker that Amin bestowed upon himself. Fun Fact: On the DVD director's commentary, Kevin Macdonald states that during filming of Idi Amin's visit to the village near the mission, many of the local extras thought it was the real Idi Amin on stage giving speeches. Historical Fact: Amin had several British doctors in real life, but not a Scottish one. The character Dr. Nicholas Garrigan is loosely based on Bob Astles, a British soldier and diplomat who was one of Amin's confidants, but who fell out of favour with him, and was temporarily sent to Makindye Prison, one of Uganda's most brutal prisons.

[@wolfgangkranek376]

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[@calipurnioelreydelodio7141]

I recently watched it. It a movie that makes me feel conflicted. It's a movie that I recognize easily the values and factors that makes it a great movie. The acting is really good, the direction is good, the script is pretty accurate to the real story... But for some reason I didn't click with that movie. I think that it was the factor that James McAvoy's character never existed.

[@t0dd000]

Yes. Hotel Rowanda is excellent.

[@reneedennis2011]

Great review and reaction! I like the fact that you don't read about the movies first before watching them.

[@rs91268]

Awesome reaction video

[@Africaisthefuture-zh8bo]

Its because epilepsy was seen as a curse in those days (after colonization). In many cases, the child, mother and entire family were ostracized for having an epileptic family member. There was no medication for it so the symptoms were seen as indicative of possession. Alternatively, before colonization, epileptic people were literal gurus in their communities. People believed their episodes were some sort of trance where gods gave them information to relay to the public. Many would play along. Those rumours were dispelled in the late 90s when epileptic people got advocacy and their illness was explained. But yes, it was something to hide back then.

[@bandini22221]

I was in college during this era and read about his antics almost daily.

[@Ellie-i7q-t5w]

I was just thinking of this movie, and for the life of me couldn't remember the title.

[@jollyjakelovell6822]

Yes, check out Hotel Rwanda Don Cheadle is great in it but please also maybe look at Shooting Dogs (called Beyond the Gates in the US) (2005) with John Hurt.

[@leila_m_g]

Good pick! Also, Hotel Rwanda is a MUST watch! Hard but definitely worth it!

[@jonnyjoke3587]

Hotel Ruanda is amazing!

[@antimonycup7066]

My favorite early Forest Whitaker performance is The Crying Game (1992), definitely worth a watch.

[@elephantbluepeter]

I would definitely recommend "Hotel Rwanda"! It's a great film and even better then "The Last King of Scotland"! I would also recommend "Blood Diamond", another excellent film about violence in Africa!

[@sallyatticum]

Great reaction ~ Forest Whitaker was astonishing and very believable as Idi Amin. James McAvoy was terrific. Kerry Washington was gorgeous. I'd forgotten Gillian Anderson was in this. They definitely could have left her out. They may have only had her there to establish that he was willing to have an affair with a married woman? I dunno. Some people were annoyed about McAvoy's character and the sort of whitewashing of the worst of Amin's atrocities. Hotel Rwanda was an excellent movie, as well. It also was criticized for similar reasons.

[@tayladunn7490]

Yeah, it’s obvious McAvoys character was flawed and not really the true hero of the story but he wasn’t really the bad guy. He was more of the anti hero !! But he truly did care about Kay though. In a deleted scene, he had the opportunity to leave with Stone but he stayed and chose to avenge Kay’s death. All he wanted was to leave but he had that chance but he stayed to try to do justice by the women he cared about !! ♥️♥️

[@KenFromBeara]

Love your reactions. You gotta do a livestream

[@lanzknecht8599]

An other unfortunately overlooked movie about life under a brutal dictatorship is "The Killing Fields" by Peter Weir (1984). It is based on a true story and shows Cambodia during the reign of the Khmer Rouge. Music by Mike Oldfield.

[@MrSmittylo]

He was amazing in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

[@karlmoles6530]

Yaphet Kotto, the actor that played parker in Alien, played Idi Amin in the 1976 film Raid On Entebbe which I recommend you at least watch.

[@tayladunn7490]

The film was good !! Felt awful for Kerry Washingtons character Kay. It was obvious she was lonely and neglected by Amin, but just because she didn’t give him a “healthy” child doesn’t mean she deserves to be treated like shit. She and Nicholas truly cared for one another, even though they both knew that love affair was a mistake. Nicholas was a cocky and a Casanova but their was a deleted scene where he had the chance to leave with Stone when the country was going into chaos. But he stayed so he could kill Amin after what he did the Kay with the pills. ♥️♥️

[@AstroXeno]

Hotel Rwanda is very good- You should definitely check it out.

[@izzonj]

One of the most terrifying films I've ever seen.

[@russellward4624]

Hotel Rwanda is a great film. A must watch. Don Cheadle is incredible

[@Eric0816]

Fun fact: Idi Amin was light heavyweight champion of Uganda for 9 years.

[@JayCity10]

Forrest lost himself in this film, my God. What a performance, truly terrifying. The role of a lifetime.

[@acceptinglife6491]

Loved your reaction!!

[@bad-people6510]

Idi Amin actually claimed to be the rightful king of Scotland. As well as conqueror of the British Empire and lord of all beasts of the land and sea. The man was a certifiable lunatic.

[@stevemccullagh36]

Another Kevin Macdonald film I highly recommend is State of Play. You'd really enjoy it.

[@Ali-bu6lo]

The fictional parts are mostly those that involve the protagonist which is fictional character. For example, Amin's wife didn't die like that. She slept with a Ugandan doctor, was impregnated and die during the abortion. The doctor/lover butchered her body so he can hide her but later he committed suicide. Amin had the body parts stitched back together.

[@danielallen3454]

David oh-YELL-oh-whoa. Accent on the second syllable. Took me hearing someone pronounce it correctly before I got it.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Do you suppose Idi Amin sold caps with "Make Uganda Better"? Because his rhetoric is somehow ... familiar.

[@quinceorchard]

Sup shan I'd highly recommend the film "upgrade"

[@jamesjoseph1249]

'State of Play' is a worthwhile movie of Macdonald's to react to. It's got a stacked cast also.

[@waterbeauty85]

You absolutely should watch "Hotel Rwanda." Don Cheadle is brilliant in it. You should also consider watching "Sometimes in April" starring Idris Elba. It gives a bigger picture of the genocide than "Hotel Rwanda," though it's less well known, so it might be best to watch for yourself rather than for the channel.

[@annbowen9656]

'Sometimes in April' pulled at my heart strings more than ' Hotel Rwanda'.

[@bonitaburroughs8673]

Definitely watch Hotel Rwanda!

[@TEXTMANNEN]

You must see The Devil's Double

[@rs91268]

Ray Liotta Dead At 67🥲

[@GrisouIII]

WHAT?!

[@GreatestCornholio]

Yeah just read about it, passed in his sleep which is not a bad way to go, still it’s a big loss to the acting world. Goodfellas is still in my top 5 films mostly because of how he played the part. RiP

[@oaf-77]

Raise a spoon of honey in his honor

[@shanwatchesmovies]

RIP :(

[@iconocast]

have not seen but its on my list

[@karentargaryen7959]

This is a good movie, love the acting.

[@KBH27]

Another good one ,but hard to watch is Hotel Rwanda

[@nellgwenn]

If you really want to know more about went on with the hijacking watch Raid on Entebbe. It free on KZbin.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

Definitely watch Hotel Rwanda, but be prepared.

[@paulhelberg5269]

Good reaction Shan. This is the first reaction to the film I've seen. I was politically aware in those days and hated "Big Daddy" with a passion. Whitaker's portrayal was more human and kinder than the reality.

[@duncancurtis1758]

Forrest Whitaker was as frightening as hell as Amin with his increasingly deranged attitude towards McAvoys innocent fool. You have angered your father!

[@waterbeauty85]

Thank you for independently choosing this movie to react to. I appreciate that you're actually trying to cover movies that warrant intelligent discussion.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

I'm old enough to remember Idi Amin's horrifying expulsion of "Asians" from Uganda, and the shame i felt over the UK government's dilatory response to rescuing them.

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

Wanna watch what dictators do? Killing Fields and/or Cry Freedom

[@HAGrecords]

Powerful movie! Check out “Layer Cake”

[@aligaines8476]

Oh, you must watch Hotel Rwanda.

[@victores9588]

👍👏👏👏👑🙏🌞

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

It's a brilliant film that introduced a lot of people to the subject, but it's embarrassing that they have to make it about a white guy to make producers outside the region care. Every time I see Hollywood doing that makes me feel either insulted or sad for humanity. Laziness is at its worst when it comes dressed as enlightenment.

[@t0dd000]

Great film.

[@paulmidsussex3409]

Make Uganda Great Again.

[@privateer9181]

In british colonial history..the worst place to be stationed was africa….this went to the scots…..more for reasons of honor..as scots would rather serve in africa than be disgraced in their hometowns churchs for an infraction……so they often volunteered….now they end up in uganda with their bag pipes and all….then idi amin comes and is enamored with scottish kilts bagpipes and so forth….

[@bethscott4330]

I think they had Gillian there to simply show Nicholas’ immaturity and low morals around trying to seduce “married” women.

[@WeirdGuy4928]

This was great.

[@gingerbill128]

Enjoy your reactions. I think some dictators do start with good intentions and do genuinely think they will make their country great. One thing Gillian Andersons character showed was how he was promiscuous , he didn't take long to try and sleep with a married woman.

[@pokeygorilla9368]

"I wish I knew more history about Uganda" believe me you don't. Seriously fucked up shit has gone on there for the last 100 years.

[@stevemchale9775]

I'm Canadian. We're living under one now. A cowardly one mind you.

[@mrhomes204]

In real life Leo DiCaprio’s character was a mercenary

[@Shnonan]

Well done, Shantytown. Nice outro music but after catching myself humming along I thought it could use some lyrics so...ahem. Shannn Wartches Mooovies Chan nel on YouTuuube If you like mooovies Shan's ska doo dah doo...