During the movie, the explorers who were looking for the source of the Nile River, they lost alot of things as they move along, day by day. They have encountered alot of struggles during their expedition. They had low food supply, they had sickness, they got lost, many of their supplies were stolen by tribes, etc. In the end, Richard Burton and John Speke were arguing that one said that they did not found the sourceof the Nile River and one said that he found the source.
As they were in the court discussing the situation, which was if they should name the lake, Lake Victoria, John commited suicide on himself. When Richard heard of the accident, he did not continue his speech and left without another word. John named the lake after their majesty, the queen, Queen Victoria. When the Europeans went to take control of Africa, they succeeded because they had technology and the Africans didn't.
The reason why they won, is because they had machine guns to attack and they had Quinine, a cure for Malaria, a disease whch can only be caught in Africa. While the Africans had spears and made shields, they didn't stand a chance againts the Europeans. This is a movie that shows what has happened in the past. This movie was based on a true story.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment