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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Amazing Grace
My friend and I saw Amazing Grace this afternoon and I want to recommend that you go see this wonderful film. If you like an intelligent movie that teaches you something about history that you may not have known, this is the movie for you. The movie tells the story of William Wilberforce's long battle to get a bill though Parliament to ban the slave trade. While the movie gives us an education about the nobility of Wilberforce's character and his determination to end this terrible commerce in human souls, it also a great film about politics. You'll see how the coalition that Wilberforce led had to fight to muster public opinion against a trade that was, in many ways, the backbone of 18th century England's economy. This is great political drama.
This is not an era of British history that I knew all that much about before going in and the movie certainly made me want to read more. One error that did grate a bit was having nobility such as the Duke of Clarence, the king's son, sitting in the House of Commons rather than the House of Lords. But I guess it makes better drama to have the antagonists present to face each other. If you enjoy watching Parliament on C-Span, you'll enjoy the raucous and sometimes bawdy debates in the movie.
Some critics have said that the movie was dull and Wilberforce just comes across as a boring, noble do-gooder. Personally, the movie kept my attention all the way through and Ioan Gruffudd's fine acting revealed the depth of character and emotional character of William Wilberforce. All the other performances were top rate. It's a movie that, I can tell, will stay with me for a long time after seeing it. I hope this inspiring film will do well so that more movies like it will get made.Labels: Popular culture
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My friend and I saw Amazing Grace this afternoon and I want to recommend that you go see this wonderful film. If you like an intelligent movie that teaches you something about history that you may not have known, this is the movie for you. The movie tells the story of William Wilberforce's long battle to get a bill though Parliament to ban the slave trade. While the movie gives us an education about the nobility of Wilberforce's character and his determination to end this terrible commerce in human souls, it also a great film about politics. You'll see how the coalition that Wilberforce led had to fight to muster public opinion against a trade that was, in many ways, the backbone of 18th century England's economy. This is great political drama.
This is not an era of British history that I knew all that much about before going in and the movie certainly made me want to read more. One error that did grate a bit was having nobility such as the Duke of Clarence, the king's son, sitting in the House of Commons rather than the House of Lords. But I guess it makes better drama to have the antagonists present to face each other. If you enjoy watching Parliament on C-Span, you'll enjoy the raucous and sometimes bawdy debates in the movie.
Some critics have said that the movie was dull and Wilberforce just comes across as a boring, noble do-gooder. Personally, the movie kept my attention all the way through and Ioan Gruffudd's fine acting revealed the depth of character and emotional character of William Wilberforce. All the other performances were top rate. It's a movie that, I can tell, will stay with me for a long time after seeing it. I hope this inspiring film will do well so that more movies like it will get made.
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My friend and I saw Amazing Grace this afternoon and I want to recommend that you go see this wonderful film. If you like an intelligent movie that teaches you something about history that you may not have known, this is the movie for you. The movie tells the story of William Wilberforce's long battle to get a bill though Parliament to ban the slave trade. While the movie gives us an education about the nobility of Wilberforce's character and his determination to end this terrible commerce in human souls, it also a great film about politics. You'll see how the coalition that Wilberforce led had to fight to muster public opinion against a trade that was, in many ways, the backbone of 18th century England's economy. This is great political drama.
This is not an era of British history that I knew all that much about before going in and the movie certainly made me want to read more. One error that did grate a bit was having nobility such as the Duke of Clarence, the king's son, sitting in the House of Commons rather than the House of Lords. But I guess it makes better drama to have the antagonists present to face each other. If you enjoy watching Parliament on C-Span, you'll enjoy the raucous and sometimes bawdy debates in the movie.
Some critics have said that the movie was dull and Wilberforce just comes across as a boring, noble do-gooder. Personally, the movie kept my attention all the way through and Ioan Gruffudd's fine acting revealed the depth of character and emotional character of William Wilberforce. All the other performances were top rate. It's a movie that, I can tell, will stay with me for a long time after seeing it. I hope this inspiring film will do well so that more movies like it will get made.
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