shining freedom

Arden 2022-03-25 09:01:10

Just finished watching. It's beautiful. The scene of these black people being abused on the boat is simply appalling. The history of slavery is really disturbing. Part of the responsibility for the development of society and the country is probably to eliminate such injustices. Still have to look forward, everything will get better and better. The movie is also full of superstars, many of them are familiar faces, Morgan Freeman, Anthony, Matthew McConaughey, and black protagonists, who have played the role of blood diamond starring Xiao Lizi, their acting skills are all very good and wonderful, especially the old man at the end. Great speech.

I haven't seen much about black slave movies, but they all let people know something about the situation in that period, such as the rescued Django, who was a slave for 12 years. The attitude and cruel way of treating black slaves are also shocking. . All are good movies.

Five stars.

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Extended Reading
  • Lawrence 2022-03-24 09:02:16

    Absolutely classic. Same with The Shawshank Redemption.

  • Harmon 2022-04-22 07:01:33

    With the introduction in Linda's "I Have a Dream" as a background, we can see the real meaning behind this incident.

Amistad quotes

  • Amistad Slave #1: [in Mende] He reminds me of that Fula of Baoma, you know the one who hires himself to scrape elephant dung from the crop rows.

    Amistad Slave #2: [in Mende] A dung-scraper might be just the kind of man we need right now.

    Baldwin: [point to a map] Here, Africa? Is this where you're from? A-fri-ca?

  • Baldwin: [to the court] My clients' journey did not begin in Havana, as they claim and keep claiming more and more emphatically. No, my clients' journey began much, much further away.