El Ste posted:

I don't think I worded myself well.

I'm aware of the prevalence of sexual abuse amongst rebel groups and in the world of child soldiers. For the sake of the story, and for Idris Elba's character, in my eyes it seemed like an unnecessary dimension. He was outright evil no doubt - but his evil was very much a result of the perpetual cycle of conflict he was born into. His politics and his leadership style were the centerpieces of his character and their plotline followed in a logical, nearly inevitable manner, leading to his ultimate demise and abandonment by his soldiers. His sexual deviance was alluded to for all of thirty seconds as something of an afterthought to address the issue but, to me at least, seemed oddly incongruent with his character.

It could just be me. I loved the film regardless and thought it was totally brilliant.