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 The movie revolves around the
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Amistad: My Story Everyone has a story. As we learned in the movie Amistad‚ everyone goes through something different that changes their lives and shapes them into the person that they are today. This event or happening that takes place can have many emotions: sad‚ joyful‚ mournful‚ happy or even none. It all depends on how we react and let it affect your life. A major part of my story‚ and what has shaped me into the person I am today‚ is my parents’ divorce. My parents’ divorce has changed
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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: Reaction Paper The video I watched was Steven Spielberg’s Amistad. This video was basically about slaves who took over a small Spanish ship called “Amistad” and awaited trial in America‚ which would turn out to be one of the most critical trials in American history. Of course‚ with Spielberg’s twists‚ the movie is able to stay very entertaining‚ while still being very authentic. Amistad may have been a major Hollywood movie‚ making millions‚ but the film makers did everything possible
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COMM3820 Reaction To Amistad Amistad was a very touching movie and showed a lot of fight and determination from the West Africans and several others working to gain freedom for the slaves.. During the movie I felt that I to were experiencing the gruesome triumphs that the West African slaves experienced during their fight toward freedom. Though I have seen several movies dealing with race it is always interesting to learn more about history. Amistad showed how the West Africans
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The Amistad The Amistad is a film released in 1997 directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s career as a producer‚ director and writer has made him known as one of Hollywood’s best film directors. The Wagon Train in 1957 was the first film that Steven Spielberg assisted in producing. Some of the first works of Spielberg are shown in the short films the Battle Squad and Escape to Nowhere. The first movie that Spielberg directed that put him on route to being one of the most well known and wealthiest
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Amistad Movie Review A film about history‚ set in 1839. When a slave ship illegally tries to transport 53 slaves from Africa to the east coast of the USA‚ the ship owner messes up. Two slaves are set to court to prove that they are from Africa. By this time period‚ slave transporting form Africa is illegal. This movie tells the tale of the African Cinque. He doesn’t speak English so proving himself proves difficult. Steven Spielberg really has made a masterpiece. Perfecting the language in this
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The movie that I choose to review is Amistad. I think this movie would be very appropriate with our course and subject. Set in 1839‚ a group of Africans take over a Spanish slave ship: directed by Steven Spielberg. Two abolitionists‚ Lewis Tappan (Stellan Skarsgard) and Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman) hire a real estate attorney Roger Baldwin (Mathew McConaughey)‚ who is convinced he has the key to set African free. But pro-slavery President Martin Van Buren (Nigel Hawthorne) is on the
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The Amistad With any movie there is always a purpose and objective. The viewing process of the movie is to support literacy and to asses personal strengths and inspire personal growth. With the movie The Amistad the objective of the movie was to remind individuals of the progress that has been made since the slavery times of the past. It helps to remind people that there is much more change still to be made when it comes to situations that directly deal with the issue of race. Intentionally or not
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The occurrence of La Amistad was a symbolic and meaningful part of American history‚ one in which Steven Spielberg tried to capture in his film. La Amistad‚ said to be one of the turning points of the abolishment of slavery and catalyst of Civil War‚ was a major event‚ which brought up the true meaning of morality and justice. The film’s accuracy of the factual events that occurred with the crisis of La Amistad can be noted and applauded for‚ and should help Americans realize that a nation can have
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