Amistad

Not Spielbergs most known film but an excellent piece of work helped by a great cast. I only revisited this because my son is studying the slave trade at school. Very educational whilst also being interesting and fast paced enough to keep your attention to the end. Everyone in the cast pulls out all the stops particularly Anthony Hopkins. Brilliant.

based on true story the couple Hopkins Freeman are exceptional in this movie - which deserves every single second of your attention. Very timely too .Seems to be slow but develops in fascinating manner with a central bonds between a slave and a young lawyerSuperb dialogue

An excellent depiction of this truth-based story of rebellion by slaves on a west-bound square rigger. Male and female commercial 'products' to be sold to the highest bidders for various purposes turn - through force - into 'masters' of the vessel. Through clever devices, their lawyer eventually wins the day and the kidnapped find freedom. A refreshing, but very realistic representation of conditions are worthy of determined scrutiny. The acting is superb throughout, giving very satisfied reminders of top-notch actors and a wonderful, meticulous presentation from a first class director.

Based on a true story it is a fantastic look into the barbaric history of the times and a young black mans struggle to get justice and return to his own lands to sadly discover all his family and village had been taken into slavery.A great tribute also to the abolitionists of the time. Good subtitles.

i find, as the creator of the summer blockbuster, spielberg is great at making blockbusters. but spielberg doesn't just make blockbusters he does another type of film a film like "the colour purple" a film like "munich" and a film like "amistad". unlike the blockbuster films, this type of film isn't guaranteed to be a enjoyable film for me, i think these non blockbusters are a bit hit and miss.just as well then that spielberg generally releases a blockbuster the same year as a non blockbuster film e.g.. "jurrasic park" and "schindlers list", "war of the worlds" and "munich". "amistad" was the non blockbuster to "the lost world's" commercial success. not to say that "amistad" is any less of a film than "the lost world" but it would have always been less successful than a dinosaur adventure thriller with CGI around every corner. i think that is part of spielbergs success, release a film highlighting some very real very difficult issues to please the critics, then release a blockbuster to get bums on seats and make sure the money is made.well that was a major digressional tangent wasn't it? shall i get on with actually reviewing this film? yes i think i should..the opening scene was probably the highlight of the film for me it just looked amazing and i really got a feel for the hunger and passion for freedom that the slaves had in the revolt. the film, however, quickly devolves into a big-budget classroom documentary, albeit a reasonably gripping one. beautifully filmed, and well-acted (particularly by djimon hounsou), Spielberg's film loses momentum each time he halts for scenes of courtroom "drama".the harrowing flashbacks to life aboard the Amistad provoked a feeling of disgust in me, which i am sure was the intention. but i did get a feeling of pride to find that the british were pretty much the freedom fighters of the time, and the scene where the british destroy the slave fortress made me smile, as in film, english people are all to often portrayed to be the bad guys but in real life we all know we're the good guys.In its best moments, Amistad reveals Spielberg as a man committed to showing us how it really was, in its worst moments, the film reveals a director who is maybe a bit too devoted to informing the audience of the really inconsequential details of the time, making the whole pace of the film go a bit to slow for my tastes.i would give "amistad" 3 out of 5 stars.

A fantastic film about the beginning of the end of slavery in the USA. Good performances all round and an educational history film.

I bought this movie using my fire stick. Unfortunately, it keeps stopping and starting every few minutes, which is unacceptable when you have bought a film to watch!!!....on that note i will be seeking my money back!! How dare they!!

This fascinated me.I feel so Ignorant - I had known nothing about this until I saw this film.I recommend this highly.