Thank you for bringing Njinga's story to light. Well done, terrific cast, but most importantly this story, and others like it should never be forgotten. In the spirit of compassion for humanity and all of it's misdeeds, these stories need to become the foundation for introspection about how we can all do better.
I liked how the tone of the series took this view. While it was made clear how greed and profiteering took place from several countries, (including the Church of Rome), exploiting a non-technical race, the focus remained on Queen Njinga who never wavered in her conviction to fight the horrific injustice of what she knew was a global endemic.
She tried to at least preserve and protect her own kingdom as best she could. This came at a great price for her, repeatedly, yet she never martyred herself; rather, she refused to acquiesce to the supreme ignorance of the day, always believing that a small seed of her resistance would take root. And it did.
While all dramas and documentaries try to present the historical truth to fit a certain perception, this show seemed honest about what facts remain obscure to history, leaving a lot to conjecture. Yet with the known facts of Queen Njinga's life, I feel they succeeded in creating a fantastic representation of her character and the world she faced.
I liked how the tone of the series took this view. While it was made clear how greed and profiteering took place from several countries, (including the Church of Rome), exploiting a non-technical race, the focus remained on Queen Njinga who never wavered in her conviction to fight the horrific injustice of what she knew was a global endemic.
She tried to at least preserve and protect her own kingdom as best she could. This came at a great price for her, repeatedly, yet she never martyred herself; rather, she refused to acquiesce to the supreme ignorance of the day, always believing that a small seed of her resistance would take root. And it did.
While all dramas and documentaries try to present the historical truth to fit a certain perception, this show seemed honest about what facts remain obscure to history, leaving a lot to conjecture. Yet with the known facts of Queen Njinga's life, I feel they succeeded in creating a fantastic representation of her character and the world she faced.