You must know that this is a real historical event. In fact, the background at that time was that the slave states were flourishing. Even the non-slave states in the north generally discriminated against blacks. The real improvement of the situation of blacks did not begin until the civil rights movement in the 1970s. Therefore, it is not easy to have such a clear case of creation, and there is enough capital for the main theme movie. It is too detached from history and nonsense to replace it with "Spartan 300 Warriors" and let a group of Spartans living in primitive collective farms scream and dazzle their muscles and shout long live freedom.
Spielberg basically respected historical facts, and he did not shy away from many negative contents: for example, most people still discriminate against black people (McConaughey's lawyer himself believed that black people were objects at the beginning), and the southern slave states were divided. President Van Buren was all for fear of angering the South and Spain, and only wanted to make matters smaller. Many tribal leaders in Africa were accomplices of the slave trade.
However, the most successful part of this film is that it successfully incites emotions and incites some very idealistic beliefs. Especially the scene where the black people learn English and shout "give me free" in the courtroom is absolutely tear-jerking. Sighing that this is where it is brilliant. It is impossible to verify whether black people shouted this voice in history. Maybe some people think that it is too ideological and hypocritical. But if it was changed to black people struggling to break free from chains and fighting the judge, the effect would be completely different. The connotation of fighting for freedom is the same, but without the exaggeration of the gradual recognition of contemporary liberal and democratic politics, the theme film has become an epic blockbuster without connotation.
In addition, let's list the gorgeous cast and crew of this film. In this film, Matthew McConaughey of "Lincoln Attorney" and Morgan Freeman of "The Shawshank Redemption", who played the defense lawyer in the original trial, and Morgan Freeman, an appellate lawyer, American Former President Quincy Adams was Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, then US President was Nigel Hawthorne in Yes Minister, and prosecution attorney was Jurassic Park 2 Pete Postle Swette, the translator for black people is Chiwetel Ejiofor in "2012", which can be called the American version of "The Founding of the Nation." I have to say that the main theme film must have two souls in the town, fully radiating idealistic personal charm and male/female hormones. Here Hopkins is too suitable to play Quincy Adams, every move and every move is full of the aura of a historical figure. The main theme film is shot like this, even if it is sprayed with some ideology, it will not lose points.
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