What is everyone's favorite scene?

Wow, are you really that ignorant? I understand they are from Africa. You don't need to explain that to me, thats not what i was saying. But you refer to Africa as if it is one united society, which is "Extremely Dumb". Wow and to insult me by saying i am a Mormon - I don't even practice any religion. Besides, what would that have to do with anything?

If this movie touched you so greatly, how come you can't understand it. Do you even know what country the Amistad slaves came from, what language they spoke, what their customs/beliefs were? Or did you have one view of Africa. Rather than preeching the greatness of this movie (which it really isn't that great) you should do some history search on "Africa". Maybe have a little sense before you criticize me for trying to help you.

The whole point of the trail wasn't that they were from Africa. It was that the trial ignited the civil war, because it was in question that if the Amistad Rebllion slaves were freed, then legally, the rest of the slaves born outside of the country(who therefore would be exported illegally) would have to be given freedom and the right to go back to their home land. The point of the movie wasn't that they were "from Africa".

P.S That flower Adam's was holding is now extremely common

...how blacks have turned to Christianity since our existence here in America. It displays how blacks have had no choice but to embrace it and relate to it somehow. Due to all the pain & suffering, blacks have turned to it. This happens when your main source of relief comes from the nearest religion in the region-- as well as the most abudant/influencial. When your only source of faith is represented in the form of a 0Bible, and is thrown in your face(much like it is thrown into the African's in the film) during your most crucial time of need, you're going to open up to it, and become receptive to the overall point and message of it-- which is "peace" and "positivity." The two things that most religions ultimately boil down to..

This positive message will captivate you and compell you, especially if you're at a crucial point of suffering in your life. And as a result, you get sucked in and become a Christian. The scene in the film shows it in a graceful and sentimental, tear-jerking way. However when looked at deeper, it shows how easily Christianity can be bestowed and persuaded onto a person. I dislike this, and so does Spielberg(him being Jewish-- as Jewish people have different believes from Christians), I'm sure(as the majority of Jews I've met in person indeed voice their dislikes of this as well). But I still absolutely love that scene in the film because it's so innocent and fits so perfectly. I love how it explains a whole lot in such a little, less-than-ten-minute scene in a movie. It touches my heart every time.








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