I initially watched and read the 5RR and Jill Baker (Author) take of history of Rhodesia, and of course Cecil John Rhodes, and the whole Carving of Africa by the Europeans. Watching the movie puts it all together, the characters in the history now makes sense. Rhodes was a mad psycho genius I get it, the Ndebeles (splinter from Zulus) were savages on the Mashonas. Interesting history on screen despite the hate and the view of the whiteman that africa needed saving from its barbarism. Then again, history from the romans conquering england, fighting the barbarians / germanic etc, its had been a case of strong, entitled savagery wins. Today, the Shonas claim the Brits took their land, yet, the Zulus took their land and before than who took the land. Fascinating and rather classical of humanity to always acuse those before of wrongs but not see their own right!. Very insteresting viewing, I highly recommend it for historical purposes.
Was it really that easy to persuade Barney Bernato to join with DeBeers by offering him membership to the Kimberley Club? Cecil Rhodes was a genius either way.
Even the acting was done by Zulus in Zulu. It appears that we the Ndebele have fallen bellow the point we were and where we were to become. An attempt at establishing friendship and trade with England went so disastrously wrong. Now the struggle is to recover. This is also an example of the importance of education and literacy.
@@thabomagwaliba2008 It's Latin. Unlike Rhodes, Barney Barnato wasn't classically educated. He came from the Jewish quarter of Whitechapel in London and spent much of his youth in the music hall and prizefighting. He couldn't tell Greek from Latin or any other language except Hebrew. Rhodes even published several insulting articles about Barney's basic education in his newspapers.
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I initially watched and read the 5RR and Jill Baker (Author) take of history of Rhodesia, and of course Cecil John Rhodes, and the whole Carving of Africa by the Europeans. Watching the movie puts it all together, the characters in the history now makes sense. Rhodes was a mad psycho genius I get it, the Ndebeles (splinter from Zulus) were savages on the Mashonas. Interesting history on screen despite the hate and the view of the whiteman that africa needed saving from its barbarism. Then again, history from the romans conquering england, fighting the barbarians / germanic etc, its had been a case of strong, entitled savagery wins.
Today, the Shonas claim the Brits took their land, yet, the Zulus took their land and before than who took the land. Fascinating and rather classical of humanity to always acuse those before of wrongs but not see their own right!.
Very insteresting viewing, I highly recommend it for historical purposes.
Rhodes - The Life & Legend of Cecil Rhodes Ep 3 On Saturday 5th October 1996 On BBC2.
Rhodes - The Life & Legend of Cecil Rhodes Ep 3 On Sunday 29th September 1996 On BBC1
All the back and forth is fascinating and frightening at the same time
Was it really that easy to persuade Barney Bernato to join with DeBeers by offering him membership to the Kimberley Club? Cecil Rhodes was a genius either way.
For a jew from the slums of London it was a chance for some well earned respect
Shaw didn't read the next line. She said, "Don't shout at me". He hadn't.
reminds me of defending my thesis. Ironically about Rhodesian protected villages and other culture's during the cold war
A club membership was worth more than a vault of $ Social cache counted in that world.
Love the back and forth
What's with the Contact Lenses ? (they make his eyes look so unreal)
"Germans almost at the Cape border.. Portuguese, Portuguse, French, Belgiums... Transvaal Boers...
Even the acting was done by Zulus in Zulu. It appears that we the Ndebele have fallen bellow the point we were and where we were to become. An attempt at establishing friendship and trade with England went so disastrously wrong. Now the struggle is to recover.
This is also an example of the importance of education and literacy.
Standalone those are Matabele. not Zulu. zulu were not in Bulawayo lol
the ndebele split off from the zulu, during the macafcane
What does Cecil Rhodes say to Barney at 6:00
One great company in Latin.
@@justonecornetto80 It's greek; listen at 7:50
Barney: "... a soon as he talked greek to me I knew he was dirty."
@@thabomagwaliba2008 It's Latin. Unlike Rhodes, Barney Barnato wasn't classically educated. He came from the Jewish quarter of Whitechapel in London and spent much of his youth in the music hall and prizefighting. He couldn't tell Greek from Latin or any other language except Hebrew. Rhodes even published several insulting articles about Barney's basic education in his newspapers.
@@thabomagwaliba2008he was dotty, as in mad.
Bulawayo, the place of the kiling, nice town at one time.
Next time use real Ndebele actors please
28:28 Tumbs up
however, wish they had used real Ndebele language instead of Zulu...
@Wal Leece nop Zulus don't speak Ndebele bro..Zulu speak Zulu. thts why we call them Zulus..
Lobengula was cheated
yes
Cecil John Rhodes was a bloody conman.
Yes.