Amazing Grace was written by Steven Knight and directed by Michael Apted. It was released in 2006 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
What drew me in with this film was that it was how perseverance abolished slavery. It's also really interesting because of the post-revolutionary war time period.
The film was aimed for pretty much any audience in that it wasn't violent and had no coarse language, but it had a moral message to it as well.
Some lifestyles and values portrayed in this film were that slavery was just business, that it would be uneconomical to abolish it. On the other side of the spectrum, William Wilberforce was fighting and persevering to abolish slavery once and for all. It was really crazy to see how even the British were very for slavery.
The purpose of this film was to show the evils of slavery and that perseverance can do amazing things. It was unbelievable to watch how he spent almost his whole life fighting for the slaves' freedom.
I saw God in William Wilberforce because he practically devoted his life to freeing the slaves. He also didn't go all high and mighty about it. He just wouldn't stop until he had abolished it. He was hardcore.
This was a good movie. I'd recommend watching it.
Andrew Cortez
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