the last minutes
If you're interested in what made a dictator tick, this one is 110% worth it!
It's also interesting to note that Bokassa "didn't make it on his own", but with the help of his uranium-hungry French friends... And that a dictator will never let you forget that he was once your partner...
Herzog's genius doesn't disappoint (when did it ever... :), esp in drawing in vivid colors Bokassa's cartoon-like personality.
The last 2-3 minutes are indeed difficult to watch, being some of the most powerful images of complete corruption that i ever saw: just as Bokassa did all he could to mimic what he perceived to be a superior culture (i.e., French)... well, you should watch the movie to see what i'm referring to, because Herzog did a brilliant coda and i'm not gonna be the one who spoils it!:)
But I DON'T think of you.
(Howard Roark)
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