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I agree with Kelly that I'm surprised this movie is not very well known. It is very well shot, and the graphic parts do us a real service (even if they are very hard to watch, which they were). I don't know if it was 100% accurate in its portrayal of the slave ships, but even if they made that part up, I think they did it based on what we do know and that it works well. --Amanda Russell | I agree with Kelly that I'm surprised this movie is not very well known. It is very well shot, and the graphic parts do us a real service (even if they are very hard to watch, which they were). I don't know if it was 100% accurate in its portrayal of the slave ships, but even if they made that part up, I think they did it based on what we do know and that it works well. --Amanda Russell | ||
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| + | As has been said above me, the slave ship scenes were, although accurate, pretty stomach-turning as well. I had to turn away during a couple scenes, and will admit to crying like a child when the slaves were dragged off the ship and drowned in order to eliminate any possibility of food shortages. As for why it was not well known, the subject matter was and still is a dangerous topic to cover in the public sphere. With talk of slavery comes the controversial mention of reparations, and the guilt that came/comes with addressing American involvement in slave trade is something that many people are not prepared to deal with. Also, let's consider what the 2nd-4th most grossing movies were of 1997: Tomorrow Never Dies, Jurassic Park 2 and Liar/Liar. If Titanic hadn't had the beefcake factor, it would not have been top-billed, because no one wants to sit through 3.5 hours of movie when they know how it's going to end. Crisp, short, blockbuster movies sell. Epic reminders of dark periods in American history often don't. -Cash Nelson | ||
== 5 Other movies/questions of style/framing/storyline == | == 5 Other movies/questions of style/framing/storyline == | ||
