John Newton's A Sketch Like Me: A True Life Story
The true-life story of John Newton, a former slave ship Captain, who became a clergyman and fought to abolish slavery.
STORY COMMENTS
A WRETCH LIKE ME is a character driven story based on the true-life narrative of John Newton, who helped abolish slavery and composed the lyrics to the haunting and soulful song AMAZING GRACE.
The story centers on John’s emotional and psychological personal journey as he went from commanding a slave ship to championing the abolishment of slavery. His life experiences lead him to write AMAZING GRACE, which is a song based on his own story of redemption.
It’s an important story to tell. The goal is emotional and the stakes are personal. The story is driven by solid themes about repenting, faith, and second chances.
The tone is consistently …show more content…
He clearly transitions from a person who believes that slaves are not human to realizing that they are just as human, if not more, than he is. The story also focuses on John’s conversion from a man with no faith to a man who lives his life for the church and God.
Character driven stories based and inspired by true events can make for potent films. However, there are areas that are worth discussing.
The opening shows John writing the song AMAZING GRACE and the prejudice that still transpires against Blacks. John is shown preaching his sermon which transitions into the flashback of his life. This nicely sets the dramatic tone.
The rest of the first act and second act outline John’s life, as he’s forced into the slave trade and struggles with his decisions and life choices. Eventually, John arcs as he changes as a person and works against slavery. The story effectively transitions back to the opening.
In the opening, however, it would probably be effective to cut the idea that David Phelps is identified as one of the perpetrators that burns Samson out, as this is just left dangling with no
STORY COMMENTS
A WRETCH LIKE ME is a character driven story based on the true-life narrative of John Newton, who helped abolish slavery and composed the lyrics to the haunting and soulful song AMAZING GRACE.
The story centers on John’s emotional and psychological personal journey as he went from commanding a slave ship to championing the abolishment of slavery. His life experiences lead him to write AMAZING GRACE, which is a song based on his own story of redemption.
It’s an important story to tell. The goal is emotional and the stakes are personal. The story is driven by solid themes about repenting, faith, and second chances.
The tone is consistently …show more content…
He clearly transitions from a person who believes that slaves are not human to realizing that they are just as human, if not more, than he is. The story also focuses on John’s conversion from a man with no faith to a man who lives his life for the church and God.
Character driven stories based and inspired by true events can make for potent films. However, there are areas that are worth discussing.
The opening shows John writing the song AMAZING GRACE and the prejudice that still transpires against Blacks. John is shown preaching his sermon which transitions into the flashback of his life. This nicely sets the dramatic tone.
The rest of the first act and second act outline John’s life, as he’s forced into the slave trade and struggles with his decisions and life choices. Eventually, John arcs as he changes as a person and works against slavery. The story effectively transitions back to the opening.
In the opening, however, it would probably be effective to cut the idea that David Phelps is identified as one of the perpetrators that burns Samson out, as this is just left dangling with no