Amistad

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Amistad isn't as powerful as Spielberg Schindler's List, but in terms of is own story, Spielberg's is still making it very very well done and the movie is still fills with an amazing performance by all the cast and incredibly well written, Amistad might be not as powerful as Schindler's List but at least is way better than his terrible Jurassic Park sequel which was released on the same year too, The Lost World.

Not understanding rotten tomatoes 77%. This is one of the best movies ever made. The acting, the story and music is remarkable. Djimon Hounsou acting was so intense and powerful. Deserved an Oscar. Steven Spielberg's many accomplishments as a director. Incredible movie indeed

This film is so moving, I'm having trouble coming up with the appropriate words to describe it. It goes without saying that Spielberg's direction is nothing short of spectacular. I was thoroughly engrossed in the movie throughout. The realism of the scenes on the slave ship speak volumes. And the performances given by Matthew McConaughey and Anthony Hopkins were some of the best of their respective careers. And Djimon Hounsou (Cinque) touched me to the core depths of my heart. The conversation between him and his friend about the Bible was particularly poignant. But I could go on for pages and still not say enough about this film. VERDICT: An emotional and heart-wrenching film that has the power to move the most cynical of hearts. HIGHLY recommended to all. 9.0 out of 10.0

Either the members of the Academy just failed to see this movie, or they had an axe to grind. Djimon Hounsou did as great a job of acting in "Amistad" as Dustin Hoffman did in "Rain Man" or as Jack Nicholson did in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". And how could they nominate "The Full Monty" and not nominate "Amistad"? The marketing people missed a great poster shot in the movie with Djimon Hounsou at the wheel of the ship in a night-time shot against the stars. If you haven't seen this movie, buy it, rent it, steal it, do what ever you have to, but see it. You will never forget it.

Steven Spielberg directs this authentic looking film that tells the story of African tribal leader Cinque(Djimon Hounsou) who is sold into slavery by another tribe and is on a ship from Cuba to the U.S. when he leads a revolt against their cruel captors, killing them. The crew is later captured and put on trial as being murderous runaway slaves, when an abolitionist lawyer(played by Mathew McConaughey) comes to their defense, but, despite winning the case, is undermined by a presidential appeal, so turns to former president John Quincy Adams(played magnificently by Anthony Hopkins) to plead the case before the U.S Supreme Court. Good drama has fine acting by all, harrowing ship-board recreation of the slave revolt, though has its fair share of dramatic lulls as well, though does have a memorable end.

It was a brilliant portrayal of the time; well acted, well scripted- fabulously cast. Yet still remains one of the most depressing films of all time- closely followed by Requiem for a dream on the 'i want to top myself now' stakes. It wasn't a satisfying emancipation story, it was depressing and hard hitting to see such well depicted suffering and although historically accurate, I felt it was slightly malevolent for a piece of entertainment. Although I'd recommend it for people interested in the topic, or time period- I definitely wouldn't recommend it as light viewing, or in fact, to anybody under the age of 18.

Powerful film from the Cecil B. DeMille of our generation, Steven Spielberg. Matthew McConaughey is the only weak spot in the film. It's not his fault, however, the part is badly written.