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In a way, it kind of amazes me that this movie is not more well known. In my opinion, it is a good, solid movie. As a result, it makes me question why more people don't know if its existence. It has such a star-studded cast that you would think that over half of us in class would have known about it. This leads me to the question of subject matter -- do we think that because of the basic storyline, most people were turned off from the movie? Or was it just not publicized well enough? It's a shame because I think it's a movie that people would enjoy (and I didn't even mind the gore so much! Mostly because it was dark when they had the gross scenes.) --Kelly Wuyscik | In a way, it kind of amazes me that this movie is not more well known. In my opinion, it is a good, solid movie. As a result, it makes me question why more people don't know if its existence. It has such a star-studded cast that you would think that over half of us in class would have known about it. This leads me to the question of subject matter -- do we think that because of the basic storyline, most people were turned off from the movie? Or was it just not publicized well enough? It's a shame because I think it's a movie that people would enjoy (and I didn't even mind the gore so much! Mostly because it was dark when they had the gross scenes.) --Kelly Wuyscik | ||
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| + | This movie does a GREAT job of articulating the abolitionist viewpoint, and telling a compelling story of slaves throwing off the shackles of their oppressors. For those reasons this movie makes a powerful and effective emotional impact. However, I feel that an accurate movie, made about a slave story from the south, would better challenge our understanding of that time in our history. I think the overall impact of this movie was diminished because it did not directly challenge American slavery on the ultimate battleground- the plantation. The story of the Amistad slaves was a court case largely decided by the letter of the law, and it set a narrow and particular precedent. A more effective movie would not only present the abolitionist cause, it would tell a story that served as an immediate catalyst for emancipation.- Jason Ward | ||
== 5 Other movies/questions of style/framing/storyline == | == 5 Other movies/questions of style/framing/storyline == | ||
