what up woOn June 28‚ 1839‚ the Spanish slave schooner Amistad set sail from Havana on a routine delivery of human cargo. On a moonless night‚ after four days at sea‚ the captive Africans rose up‚ killed the captain‚ and seized control of the ship. They attempted to sail to a safe port‚ but were captured by the U.S. Navy and thrown into jail in Connecticut. Their legal battle for freedom eventually made its way to the Supreme Court‚ where their cause was argued by former president John Quincy Adams
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The movie "Amistad" is based on a true story. This tells us the story about some African slaves who were sold by their own countrymen to acquire weapons and money. During the time of translation to Spain‚ the crews rebels and kill almost all their Spanish captors. African slaves took charge of the crew to return to their homes‚ but they were discovered by American troops‚ who taken them as prisoners leading them to United States to determine what they would do with them. Upon arrival the slaves to
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and were trying to guide the ship back to their home country‚ but how often did that happen in real life? Herman Melville must have gotten his inspiration from somewhere. Around the time that Benito Cereno was written‚ the slave trade ship La Amistad was sailing around. Throughout history‚ slave revolts were very common on ships. Slave ships during the 15th century through the 19th century became the arenas of fighting spirits and strong will for captive Africans. Their hope for survival
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1. General Information Name of the Film and Year: Amistad (1997) Director and Producers: Steven Spielberg. Debbie Allen‚ Colin Wilson Written by: David Franzoni Starring: Morgan Freeman‚ Anthony Hopkins‚ Djimon Hounsou‚ Matthew McConaughey‚ Nigel Hawthorne Stellan skasgård‚ Harry Blackmun‚ Anna Paquin. Genre: Drama Some awards: Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins)‚ Achievement in World Cinema (Stellan Skarsgård)‚ Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Djimon Hounsou) 2. Argument
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Amistad Movie Summary The film begins in the depths of the schooner La Amistad‚ a slave-ship carrying captured West Africans into slavery. The film’s protagonist‚ Sengbe Pieh‚ most known by his Spanish name‚ "Cinqué‚" painstakingly picks a nail out of the ship’s structure and uses it to pick the lock on his shackles. Freeing a number of his companions‚ Cinqué initiates a rebellion on board the storm-tossed vessel. In the ensuing fighting‚ several Africans and most of the ship’s Spanish crew are
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Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film based on the true story of the mutiny that occurred aboard La Amistad (Spanish for “friendship”) in 1839. The ship is traveling from Cuba to the United States and has a cargo of Africans captured in Sierra Leone and held at the Lomboko slave fortress. It begins with Cinqué‚ a Mende tribe leader‚ freeing himself‚ leading to the massacre of the entire crew‚ save the two Spanish navigators. Instead of sailing the Africans back to Sierra Leone‚ the cunning
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The film “Amistad” by Steven Spielberg is about the 1839 African slave mutiny aboard the Spanish ship‚ La Amistad. During the voyage Cinque played by Djimon Hounsou‚ is a slave aboard the ship who creates an uprising. Cinque and the rest of the slaves seize the ship‚ killing the crew and kept Captain Montes played by Victor Rivers and his first mate played by Geno Silva. As Montes continues to sail the ship the slaves believe they are going back home but come to find themselves in the shores of New
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APOCALYPTO REFLECTION Apocalypto is an American epic adventure film directed and produced by Mel Gibson. It was written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia. Set in Peten‚ Guatemala‚ during the declining period of the Maya civilization‚ Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and destruction of his village. The dialogue is in the Yucatec Maya language. Apocalypto has exceptionally shown the Mayan Civilization and
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trade. This abduction violated all of the treaties then in existence. Fifty-three Africans were purchased by two Spanish planters and put aboard the Cuban schooner Amistad for shipment to a Caribbean plantation. The Africans seized the ship‚ killed the captain and the cook‚ and ordered the planters to sail to Africa. In August 1839‚ the Amistad was seized off Long Island‚ NY‚ by the U.S. brig Washington. The planters were freed and the Africans were imprisoned in New Haven‚ CT‚ on charges of murder. Although
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Amistad Questions Sierra Drummond 1) Who were the main characters in Amistad? Cinque‚ Roger S. Baldwin‚ Theodore Joadwin‚ Tappan‚ John Quincy Adams‚ Martin Van Buren 2) What was the time period (year) in history Amistad existed? 1839 3) Describe the dynamics of the slave ship Amistad during the Middle Passage. Desperate‚ fearful‚ and stressed Absolute treachery‚ 50 thrown overboard‚ women were raped‚ men were mutilated Natives took over through force during a slave uprising Power struggles take
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