What is everyone's favorite scene?
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DreTam2000 — 22 years ago(January 15, 2004 12:58 PM)
that scene was funny too. But um, Mathew's character's name was Baldwin in the movie? Damn, I haven't seen it in a while. I must have forgot. I never really paid attention to his character's name, I guess.
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the_eagle — 21 years ago(September 08, 2004 12:17 PM)
The Bible interpretation scene with Cinque and another captive is quite moving, in my opinion one of the best scenes in the whole movie. It's been quite a few years since I saw the movie but I like the scene with Anthony Hopkins at his home with Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hopkins say's this line "whoever tells the best story wins" then later on in that scene he asks Morgan Freeman "Nooooo, what is THEIR story" meaning who are they as a people. Great movie, will become a classic in due time.
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Amyrlin — 22 years ago(March 09, 2004 12:36 PM)
I agree with thepoet26
that scene really made my stomach turnand I can't believe someone in my class laughed at thatI was so close to hitting them.
I had nightmares of that scene for days after watching it
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bryanac625 — 21 years ago(July 03, 2004 07:50 PM)
I loved the part where Cinque and the other African were looking at the pics in the Bible and the other guy understood the life and message of Jesus. That shows me that the Gospel can be understood by anyone!
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DreTam2000 — 21 years ago(October 10, 2004 01:22 AM)
how blacks have turned to Christianity since our existence here in America. It displays how blacks have had no choice but to embrace it and relate to it somehow. Due to all the pain & suffering, blacks have turned to it. This happens when your main source of relief comes from the nearest religion in the region as well as the most abudant/influencial. When your only source of faith is represented in the form of a
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, and is thrown in your face(much like it is thrown into the African's in the film) during your most crucial time of need, you're going to open up to it, and become receptive to the overall point and message of it which is "peace" and "positivity." The two things that most religions ultimately boil down to..
This positive message will captivate you and compell you, especially if you're at a crucial point of suffering in your life. And as a result, you get sucked in and become a Christian. The scene in the film shows it in a graceful and sentimental, tear-jerking way. However when looked at deeper, it shows how easily Christianity can be bestowed and persuaded onto a person. I dislike this, and so does Spielberg(him being Jewish as Jewish people have different believes from Christians), I'm sure(as the majority of Jews I've met in person indeed voice their dislikes of this as well). But I still absolutely love that scene in the film because it's so innocent and fits so perfectly. I love how it explains a whole lot in such a little, less-than-ten-minute scene in a movie. It touches my heart every time.
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stayhooper67 — 21 years ago(November 03, 2004 07:43 PM)
My favorite scenes are
1)When the slaves take over the ship and how one of the African men take the helm and keep spinning it around and looking up at the star lit sky.
2)When John Quincy Adams and Mr.Wright are walking down the steps and Adams spots a coin and makes Mr.Wright stop and pick it up lol.
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bubblo_7 — 21 years ago(March 29, 2005 09:18 AM)
I just watched the movie for the first time, and i thought the most moving scene was towards the beginning when Cinque realized that the amistad had been steered toward america and he was going to be captured. he jumped in the water and was trying to swim towards the sun (Africa). I thought it was the most beautiful and touching moment in the movie.
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Super_Gurl — 21 years ago(March 29, 2005 09:31 PM)
I really liked the scene when Baldwin and Cinque were trying to communicate and each were saying the same thing in their own language. It really stood out for me. I also loved all the courtroom scenes (especially the last one). There was some awesome monologues delivered.
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DigginForFire — 20 years ago(July 15, 2005 01:37 PM)
I think the most powerful scene in the film, which almost had me in tears, was when the slave traders on the ship threw the 50 men and women overboard to their deaths. That whole segment of the film where they are stolen from Africa is horrific, very hard to watch. A lot like Schindler's List.
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