The Ghost and the Darkness essays

The Ghost and the Darkness essays The movie The Ghost and the Darkness is a true story set in Africa, which I would give a four-star rating.. Colonel John Patterson of Britain is sent to Tsavo, in Uganda, to build a bridge over the Tsavo river for a railroad to cross over. As soon as he arrives, a man is attacked by a lion and wounded, but not killed. That night, he killed a lion on the first shot, and things were calm for awhile. Things are peaceful for awhile, until Mahina, the foreman, is dragged out of his tent at night by a lion and killed. Killings began to happen more frequently, and it was found that two lions were guilty of the killings. Abdullah and the workers threatened to leave, but Patterson promised to kill the lions and straighten things out. The natives began calling the lions the ghost and the darkness, believing they were evil spirits. After Patterson could not come through on his promise, Abdullah and the rest of the workers blamed the problems on Patterson, and were becoming threatening. This is when Remington shows up, with the Massai tribe of hunters. Remington and Patterson have little success, and the Massai tribe leaves believing that the lions are not lions, but that they are the ghost and the darkness. The last slaughter occurs in the hospital, and after this the workers flee Tsavo. By this time, the lions had killed over 100 people. On a night hunt, Remington kills the first of the lions. That very night, he is dragged out of his tent and killed in a nearby field. The next day, Patterson kills the other lion. At the end of the movie, the workers return, and Patterson is reunited with his wife and his newborn son who were in Britain. ...