Amistad is a story about slavery and a slave ship called La Amistad. When the slaves aboard this ship take over, they eventually land in America.

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2015)

While the slaves are in America they encounter court cases based on their ownership. They have some difficulties because of the language difference between them and the Americans. I think that this movie was written and acted very well. Through the story of Cinque(Dijmon Hounsou) , it really allows you to see into the life of a slave and what they may have gone through. The scenes in his story where there was death and shows the horrible things done to slaves really shows how horrible slavery is. I also think that the role of John Quincy Adams (Nigel Hawthorne) was well played in the scene in the Supreme Court. Amistad shows a lot about how slavery and decisions, like in the Amistad case, could change the Civil War and the leaders in America. It emphasizes the issue of slavery and how inhumane it is. This movie makes you think a lot about the treatment of people and how humanity has changed since then.