Amistad
"Set in 1839, 'Amistad' is the true story of a revolt on the Spanish slave ship Amistad, whose 'cargo' of 53 Africans rebelled against their captors. Captured off the coast of Connecticut when their desperate attempt to sail home failed, the Africans are forced to stand trial for the murders of the crew that had held them prisoner. To win their freedom, the Africans, with the help of the abolitionists, find themselves taking on not just the Spanish, but the entire American system of justice."(Internet)Stephen Spielberg's film "The Amistad" is an illustrative tale of history's inevitable course. On the surface, Spielberg relates the journey of Cinque and his people to America. In a larger sense, however, he contrasts a story of passage to America with its simple values and way of life to the arrival of an even more savage life and ideas of the civilization from Africa, a story of greater historical significance. The characters are not extensively developed; instead, they are simply presented, even understated at a point. Spielberg's intent is to draw vivid ch
aracterizations and to create objects and characters as symbols with larger meanings. In addition to power and authority, characters were used as symbols. it in the beginning and who ended up with it in the end. The superior attitude the constitution ever since it was founded. I found myself thinking that this was truly a great film to watch, a story; then remembering that this was history, an actual event that changed the course of our nation forever. This event was going to happen no matter what. Whether it was to take
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