This film must be watched.

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2007)

Today I saw Amistad for the first time. I have been pestering my husband to see it but he refuses. You see, he is African and we have 2 mixed children. I watched the film while he was out and now I know why he refused to watch this film. I have never walked out of the room during a film before but today I did, and I cannot begin to describe the guilt I feel. Somebody has written on here that this is the most un-Spielberg type film, where are the friendly aliens and the intrepid hero? In this film, there are no heroes, and no happy ending. I thought this ending might at least hold some sort of semblance of a 'happy' ending ( knowing Spielberg) but this was not to be. That said, everybody must watch this film.