The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Me Oscar, no?

There was a movement in the shadows. I could not make out what it is. I began to make full use of my under used imagination. A bear? It must be. Those big arms, black fur and the imposing figure. As i inched closer, with my already small eyes in Sandy Lam mode, i gasped at what i had just seen. The figure was Forest Whitaker?

No offence to Mr. Whitaker. That was a reference to his character in his new movie, The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker stars as Idi Amin, a real figure back in war torn Uganda back in the 70s. Amin was a tyrant, a cannibal, but albeit all these, he was a passionate and an amazingly good speaker. Think among the lines of a certain German warlord. Amin could command you to dig out the last bit of popcorn you have just eaten if he wanted to. And you will be too hypnotized to think twice before plunging your fingers into your throat.

Whitaker is like an exact carbon copy of Amin. If there was email back in Uganda then, you might want to send an email to Amin and cc it to Whitaker, or vice versa. Just in case, you see. You don’t want to be at the receiving end of their bear hugs.

The ferocity of Whitaker made me nearly peed in my pants when I saw it last week. Why the late entry then? Well, as a matter of fact, I’m worried that what I write will provoke Amin. I don’t want to be balanced by 2 hooks pierce across my chest you know? Oh no, is it Amin or Whitaker?

With the Golden Globes already in his captive, I can easily see the golden little statue joining Golden Globes inside the cell. Give that man the Oscar, you don’t want to be in the bad book of the last king of Scotland.

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