Monique Gramling
ID#924889
UNST The Gospel According to Wall-E
26, January, 2010

Amazing Grace

Written by Steven Knight, Amazing Grace tells the story of an heroic man who after a two decade struggle ended the slave trade in Great Britain. By balancing faith and filmmaking in a historical drama, Christians doing extraordinary things for their beliefs are depicted. Although in my opinion, some parts were a little "dry" overall the film avoided falling into a dull rut. It helped that chunks of the story were told from flashback experiences to add urgency and weight to the plot. The movie acquired many inspirational themes, and therefore should be encouraged to any and everyone. This film is unique in its own way because it celebrates and honors true Christian heroes which we rarely see depicted in film anymore. I think people of all age groups could agree that the main character William gave off most of the inspiration in the film. He not only was a Christian trying to do the will of the lord, but also an abolitionists fighting for the rights of all men. Watching this film really reminded me of the difficulties, and complexities that come with faith. William was persecuted in a way by the British Parliament for what he believed in; but never the less kept his mind on God. In a spiritual sense, I portrayed William as being like one of Jesus's disciples. Throughout most of the film, he seemed to stand up for he believed in while sacrificing much for the greater good.