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Another thing that stood out to me was why would any of the prisoners be let out of their cells? espesiecly a possible slave in a property dispute. | Another thing that stood out to me was why would any of the prisoners be let out of their cells? espesiecly a possible slave in a property dispute. | ||
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| + | Amistad is ultimately about good and evil. We see the atrocities of the Middle Passage and of the illegal slave trade, but we also witness incredible goodness in the actions of those defending the Mende. Most of the film's characters are rather flat: either entirely good or entirely bad. It's an effective strategy. We don't have to worry about the moral complexity of the heroes of the film if they are portrayed as virtually without vice. - Sarah Richardson | ||
