Great movie

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2015)

Amistad tells an important story while keeping the viewers interested. I thought it was great because it reflects the tragedy and heartbreak that the people felt. The movie is also accurate in its portrayal of the politics in the 1830s to the 1840s. It tells the viewers that during that time period, politics were very complicated. I have only two complaints regarding the film. The first being that it became very slow moving at times, the second regarding the role of Morgan Freeman in the movie, Freeman played a black abolitionist but I feel like he didn't have a big enough role and was often forgotten. The courtroom arguments of the movie were very riveting and at times, comical. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who is interested in films about civil rights for Africans during the 1800s or anybody who is interested in the American Civil War.